Digital Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Evaluation
ObjectivesAs life expectancy rises at a faster rate than healthy life expectancy, there is a global need for scalable and cost-effective interventions that enhance the health-related quality of life of older adults. This study aimed to examine the user experience and usability of a 12-week digital m...
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| author | Renato Mattli Manuel Weber Manuel Weber Manuel Weber Anja Maria Raab Anja Maria Raab Karin Haas Karin Haas Albrecht Vorster Albrecht Vorster Kai-Uwe Schmitt Kai-Uwe Schmitt |
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| description | ObjectivesAs life expectancy rises at a faster rate than healthy life expectancy, there is a global need for scalable and cost-effective interventions that enhance the health-related quality of life of older adults. This study aimed to examine the user experience and usability of a 12-week digital multidomain lifestyle intervention in community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years and above.MethodsThe intervention was developed involving older adults and delivered through a mobile application (app) focusing on physical activity, nutrition, sleep and mindfulness/relaxation. We used a mixed methods sequential explanatory approach to evaluate the user experience and usability of the intervention. We delivered online questionnaires before and after the intervention, collected app usage data and conducted semi-structured interviews.ResultsOne hundred eight older adults participated in the study. Fifty-six percent of participants completed the 12-week intervention. Users who completed the intervention experienced it as highly satisfactory and rated the usability as high. User engagement was particularly high for the physical activity content.ConclusionAlthough participant retention can be a challenge, a digital multidomain lifestyle intervention developed involving community-dwelling older adults can lead to positive user experience and high usability. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0e63ede8242b4616bdb72b59062a8a6a2025-08-20T02:53:13ZengFrontiers Media S.A.International Journal of Public Health1661-85642025-03-017010.3389/ijph.2025.16080141608014Digital Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed Methods EvaluationRenato Mattli0Manuel Weber1Manuel Weber2Manuel Weber3Anja Maria Raab4Anja Maria Raab5Karin Haas6Karin Haas7Albrecht Vorster8Albrecht Vorster9Kai-Uwe Schmitt10Kai-Uwe Schmitt11Academic-Practice-Partnership between School of Health Professions at Bern University of Applied Sciences and University Hospital of Bern, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, SwitzerlandAcademic-Practice-Partnership between School of Health Professions at Bern University of Applied Sciences and University Hospital of Bern, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, SwitzerlandEpidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandSwiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), Zurich, SwitzerlandAcademic-Practice-Partnership between School of Health Professions at Bern University of Applied Sciences and University Hospital of Bern, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, SwitzerlandSwiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), Zurich, SwitzerlandInstitute on Ageing, School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, SwitzerlandSwiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), Zurich, SwitzerlandSwiss Sleep House Bern, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Bern, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandInterdisciplinary Sleep-Wake-Epilepsy-Center, University Hospital of Bern, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandAcademic-Practice-Partnership between School of Health Professions at Bern University of Applied Sciences and University Hospital of Bern, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, SwitzerlandSwiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), Zurich, SwitzerlandObjectivesAs life expectancy rises at a faster rate than healthy life expectancy, there is a global need for scalable and cost-effective interventions that enhance the health-related quality of life of older adults. This study aimed to examine the user experience and usability of a 12-week digital multidomain lifestyle intervention in community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years and above.MethodsThe intervention was developed involving older adults and delivered through a mobile application (app) focusing on physical activity, nutrition, sleep and mindfulness/relaxation. We used a mixed methods sequential explanatory approach to evaluate the user experience and usability of the intervention. We delivered online questionnaires before and after the intervention, collected app usage data and conducted semi-structured interviews.ResultsOne hundred eight older adults participated in the study. Fifty-six percent of participants completed the 12-week intervention. Users who completed the intervention experienced it as highly satisfactory and rated the usability as high. User engagement was particularly high for the physical activity content.ConclusionAlthough participant retention can be a challenge, a digital multidomain lifestyle intervention developed involving community-dwelling older adults can lead to positive user experience and high usability.https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2025.1608014/fullphysical activitynutritionsleepmindfulnessrelaxationlifestyle medicine |
| spellingShingle | Renato Mattli Manuel Weber Manuel Weber Manuel Weber Anja Maria Raab Anja Maria Raab Karin Haas Karin Haas Albrecht Vorster Albrecht Vorster Kai-Uwe Schmitt Kai-Uwe Schmitt Digital Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Evaluation International Journal of Public Health physical activity nutrition sleep mindfulness relaxation lifestyle medicine |
| title | Digital Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Evaluation |
| title_full | Digital Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Evaluation |
| title_fullStr | Digital Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Evaluation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digital Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Evaluation |
| title_short | Digital Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Evaluation |
| title_sort | digital multidomain lifestyle intervention for community dwelling older adults a mixed methods evaluation |
| topic | physical activity nutrition sleep mindfulness relaxation lifestyle medicine |
| url | https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2025.1608014/full |
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