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Needs assessment in community-dwelling older adults toward digital interventions to promote physical activity: Cross-sectional survey study

Weber, Manuel; Schmitt, Kai-Uwe; Frei, Anja; Puhan, Milo A; Raab, Anja M (2023). Needs assessment in community-dwelling older adults toward digital interventions to promote physical activity: Cross-sectional survey study. Digital Health, 9:20552076231203785.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Tackling physical inactivity represents a key global public health challenge. Strategies to increase physical activity (PA) are therefore warranted. Despite the rising availability of digital interventions (DIs), which offer tremendous potential for PA promotion, there has been inadequate attention to the special needs of older adults.

OBJECTIVE: The aim was to investigate community-dwelling older adults' needs, requirements, and preferences toward DIs to promote PA.

METHODS: The target population of this cross-sectional study was community-dwelling older adults (≥60 years old) within German-speaking Switzerland. Potential respondents were informed about the study and sent a link to a self-developed and self-administered online survey by our cooperating institutions.

RESULTS: Overall, 922 respondents who completed the online survey were included in the final analysis. The mean age of the sample was 72 years (SD 6.4, range 60-98). The preferred delivery mode of DIs to promote PA was a website (428/922, 46.4%) and 80.3% (740/922) preferred video-based structures. Most respondents expressed the need for personal access, personal goals, personal messages, and a personal contact in case of problems or questions (585/817, 71.6%; 546/811, 67.3%; 536/822, 65.2%; 536/822, 65.2%). Memory training, psychological wellbeing, and nutrition were mainly rated as relevant additional content of DIs to promote PA (690/849, 81.2%; 661/845, 78.2%, 619/849, 72.9%).

CONCLUSION: Community-dwelling older adults may be willing to use DIs to promote PA in the long term, but this study identified particular needs and requirements in terms of design, technological realization, delivery mode, support, and individualization/personalization among the sample. Our results can inform future developments of DIs to promote PA specifically tailored to older adults. However, caution is warranted in interpreting the findings due to the sample's high PA and education levels.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI)
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Health Policy
Health Sciences > Health Informatics
Physical Sciences > Computer Science Applications
Health Sciences > Health Information Management
Uncontrolled Keywords:Health; aging; behavior change; digitalization; exercise; lifestyle; technology
Language:English
Date:2023
Deposited On:23 Jan 2024 11:04
Last Modified:30 Oct 2024 02:41
Publisher:Sage Publications
ISSN:2055-2076
OA Status:Gold
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076231203785
PubMed ID:37799500
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