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Activity of the Elderly in an Eight-Week Case Study: A Health Enchancing Tablet-Based Service

Activity of the Elderly in an Eight-Week Case Study: A Health Enchancing Tablet-Based Service

Reija Kuoremäki, Marita Poskiparta
Copyright: © 2015 |Volume: 7 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 13
ISSN: 1941-627X|EISSN: 1941-6288|EISBN13: 9781466677043|DOI: 10.4018/IJESMA.2015100104
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Kuoremäki, Reija, and Marita Poskiparta. "Activity of the Elderly in an Eight-Week Case Study: A Health Enchancing Tablet-Based Service." IJESMA vol.7, no.4 2015: pp.44-56. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJESMA.2015100104

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Kuoremäki, R. & Poskiparta, M. (2015). Activity of the Elderly in an Eight-Week Case Study: A Health Enchancing Tablet-Based Service. International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications (IJESMA), 7(4), 44-56. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJESMA.2015100104

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Kuoremäki, Reija, and Marita Poskiparta. "Activity of the Elderly in an Eight-Week Case Study: A Health Enchancing Tablet-Based Service," International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications (IJESMA) 7, no.4: 44-56. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJESMA.2015100104

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Abstract

This study explores the engagement of the elderly with a new health-enhancing mobile-optimised web-service: An eight-week case study was carried out. Participants of the study were elderly people: 45 females and 19 males with the average age of 72.3 (SD 5.2) years. Their baseline information and communication technology experiences were evaluated, the data of using each service component was saved to a server and the usability of the service was evaluated. The majority of the users remained active throughout the study. The most frequently used components in the study were memory puzzles and physical exercise. The usability of the components was correlated with the age of the participants. Their total activity was not correlated with the baseline technological activity or age. Inexperienced technology users might benefit from the service, which is easy to use and the contents of which are interesting. Their relatively short training may have a major positive influence on engagement to service use.

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