@article{ref1,
title="Older adults' experiences with mHealth for fall prevention exercise: usability and promotion of behavior change strategies",
journal="Physiotherapy theory and practice",
year="2020",
author="Arkkukangas, Marina and Cederbom, Sara and Tonkonogi, Michail and Umb Carlsson, Õie",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="<b>Background</b>: With the rapidly growing aging population, older adults need to stay healthy and active for a longer time. Mobile health (mHealth) solutions could help support, prevent, or delay functional decline and falls in old age.<b>Purpose</b>: The aim was to explore older persons' experiences of a mobile application for fall prevention exercise, and to identify what possible behavior change techniques to include in the further development of the application.<b>Methods</b>: Two focus groups were conducted with 12 older adults (seven women and five men) 70 to 83 years of age. A qualitative content analysis was performed.<b>Results</b>: Two main results emerged: 1) external facilitators for using the application; and 2) internal facilitators for using the application and perceived gains, in addition 10 behavior change techniques were identified.<b>Conclusion</b>: With support, an application could be adapted for older adults to manage, motivate, and adhere to fall prevention exercise. To achieve long-term adherence to health behavior changes, behavior change strategies and techniques are recommended to be included in further development of the fallprevention application.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0959-3985",
doi="10.1080/09593985.2020.1712753",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2020.1712753"
}