A mobile health intervention to increase physical activity in older adults

11 August 2020

This study will evaluate the use of a personalised smartphone app designed to gradually increase physical activity levels in older adults. Participants will wear a small wrist-worn physical activity monitor and Fitbit watch in addition to receiving personalised notifications from a smartphone app to motivate them to achieve their physical activity goals.

This is a remote study and all equipment and pre-paid return envelopes will be sent to participants via courier.

Keywords

• University of the West of Scotland
• health
• physical activity
• mobile health
• smartphone
• intervention
• older adults
• fitbit
• activity tracker
• University of the West of Scotland

Ethical approval

This study was approved by the School of Health and Life Sciences Ethics Committee at the University of the West of Scotland (Application no. 13212).

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