Reaction time, coordination, and cognition performance typically diminish in older adults, which may lead to gait impairments, falls, and injuries. Regular strength–balance exercises are highly recommended to reduce this problem and to improve health, well-being, and independence in old age. However, many older people face a lack of motivation in addition to other strong barriers to exercise. We developed ActiveLifestyle, an information technology (IT)-based system for active and healthy aging aiming at improving balance and strength. ActiveLifestyle is a training app that runs on a tablet and assists, monitors, and motivates older people to follow personalized training plans autonomously at home.
Titolo: | Tablet-Based Strength-Balance Training to Motivate and Improve Adherence to Exercise in Independently Living Older People: A Phase II Preclinical Exploratory Trial |
Autori: | P., Silveira; R., van de Langenberg; E., van het Reve; Daniel, Florian; Casati, Fabio; E. D., de Bruin |
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Titolo del periodico: | JMIR. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH |
Anno di pubblicazione: | 2013 |
Numero e parte del fascicolo: | 8 |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-84883384100 |
Codice identificativo Pubmed: | 23939401 |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000324620700009 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2579 |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11572/35309 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03.1 Articolo su rivista (Journal article) |