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The Use of a Tablet to Increase Older Adults’ Exercise Adherence

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Sufficient physical activity can prolong the ability of older adults to live independently. Community-based exercise programs can be enhanced by regularly performing exercises at home. To support such a home-based exercise program, a blended intervention was developed that combined the use of a tablet application with a personal coach. The purpose of the current study was to explore to which extent tablet engagement predicted exercise adherence and physical activity. The results show that older adults (n = 133; M = 71 years of age) that participated 6 months in a randomized controlled trial, performed at average 12 home-based exercised per week and exercised on average 3 days per week, thereby meeting WHO guidelines. They used the tablet app on average 7 times per week. Multiple linear regressions revealed that the use of the app predicted the number of exercises that were performed and the number of exercise days. We conclude that engagement with a tablet can contribute to sustained exercise behavior.

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    Sumit Mehra, Jantine van den Helder, Ben J. A. Kröse, Raoul H. H. Engelbert, Peter J. M. Weijs & Bart Visser

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Mehra, S., van den Helder, J., Kröse, B.J.A., Engelbert, R.H.H., Weijs, P.J.M., Visser, B. (2021). The Use of a Tablet to Increase Older Adults’ Exercise Adherence. In: Ali, R., Lugrin, B., Charles, F. (eds) Persuasive Technology. PERSUASIVE 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12684. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79460-6_4

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