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dc.contributor.authorKari, Tuomas
dc.contributor.authorMakkonen, Markus
dc.contributor.authorCarlsson, Christer
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-17T10:47:56Z
dc.date.available2023-01-17T10:47:56Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationKari, T., Makkonen, M., & Carlsson, C. (2023). Physical Activity Tracker Application in Promoting Physical Activity Behavior among Older Adults : A 24-month Follow-Up Study. <i>Journal of Aging and Health</i>, <i>35</i>(7-8), 466-476. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643221135812" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643221135812</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_160426754
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/85060
dc.description.abstractTo investigate whether and how PA tracker application use supports PA behavior among older adults during the first 24 months of use. Methods: The changes in PA levels (i.e., time spent in different PA intensities) and between PA categories (i.e., low, moderate, or high based on total PA) were examined between three different time points: before taking the application into use (t0), after 12 months of use (t1), and after 24 months of use (t2). The data was collected by using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire modified for the elderly (IPAQ-E). Results: A statistically significant increase was observed in walking (χ2 (2) = 29.741, p < .001), moderate PA (χ2 (2) = 6.327, p = .042), and total PA levels (χ2 (2) = 11.489, p = .003). The increase was observed between t0 and t1 as well as between t0 and t2. The overall changes between PA categories were statistically significant between t0 and t1 (χ2 (3) = 15.789, p = .001) as well as between t0 and t2 (χ2 (3) = 14.745, p = .002). There were more increasingly active (moved to a higher PA category) than decreasingly active (moved to a lower PA category) participants. Discussion: Overall, the results indicate that PA tracker application use can promote PA behavior among older adults. Stakeholders that work with PA programs and PA promotion, as well as individual users, can utilize digital wellness technologies in supporting PA promotion, especially in exceptional times, like the COVID-19 pandemic, when health care restrictions prevent general gatherings.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Aging and Health
dc.rightsIn Copyright
dc.subject.otherdigital wellness technology
dc.subject.otherphysical activity tracker application
dc.subject.othermobile application
dc.subject.otherphysical activity
dc.subject.otherolder adults
dc.subject.otherIPAQ-E
dc.subject.otherfollow-up study
dc.titlePhysical Activity Tracker Application in Promoting Physical Activity Behavior among Older Adults : A 24-month Follow-Up Study
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-202301171362
dc.contributor.laitosInformaatioteknologian tiedekuntafi
dc.contributor.laitosFaculty of Information Technologyen
dc.contributor.oppiaineTietojärjestelmätiedefi
dc.contributor.oppiaineValue Creation for Cyber-Physical Systems and Servicesfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineInformation Systems Scienceen
dc.contributor.oppiaineValue Creation for Cyber-Physical Systems and Servicesen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.format.pagerange466-476
dc.relation.issn0898-2643
dc.relation.numberinseries7-8
dc.relation.volume35
dc.type.versionacceptedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2022
dc.rights.accesslevelopenAccessfi
dc.subject.ysofyysinen aktiivisuus
dc.subject.ysoikääntyneet
dc.subject.ysoseurantatutkimus
dc.subject.ysomobiilipalvelut
dc.subject.ysohyvinvointiteknologia
dc.format.contentfulltext
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jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p13719
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p22643
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p12902
dc.rights.urlhttp://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en
dc.relation.doi10.1177/08982643221135812
jyx.fundinginformationThe Social Insurance Institution of Finland has funded the Digital Wells program and research project, in which the present study has been conducted.
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