TY - GEN
T1 - Perceptions from People Aging with a Mobility Impairment towards using Tele-Technology for Exercise
AU - Mois, George
AU - Mackin, Taylor E.
AU - Datta, Amber
AU - Koon, Lyndsie M.
AU - Rogers, Wendy A.
AU - Mitzner, Tracy L.
AU - Beer, Jenay M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, SAGE Publications Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Persons aging with a mobility disability encounter barriers to exercise engagement including accessibility to transportation, facilities, and adequately trained instructors. A tele-exercise platform could reduce these barriers as it utilizes video conferencing to enable remote exercise classes. For this feasibility study, participants (N = 19; 40+ years of age) who identified as aging with a mobility impairment for at least five years or longer, participated in a seated, one-on-one, gentle movement exercise class via web-based video conferencing (OneClick.chat). We present data from semi-structured interviews regarding participants’ perceptions of the tele-exercise class. Participants discussed their perceptions of benefits, concerns, technology usability, and intent to adopt. Participants expressed positive attitudes, overall, stating that they would likely benefit physically, emotionally, and socially from regular participation in a tele-exercise exercise program, and most expressed an interest in adopting such a program. Participants also expressed concern about the usability of the technology platform. We provide design recommendations to address participants’ concerns. These findings provide guidance for how to improve the design of a remote tele-exercise class for adults aging with mobility disability.
AB - Persons aging with a mobility disability encounter barriers to exercise engagement including accessibility to transportation, facilities, and adequately trained instructors. A tele-exercise platform could reduce these barriers as it utilizes video conferencing to enable remote exercise classes. For this feasibility study, participants (N = 19; 40+ years of age) who identified as aging with a mobility impairment for at least five years or longer, participated in a seated, one-on-one, gentle movement exercise class via web-based video conferencing (OneClick.chat). We present data from semi-structured interviews regarding participants’ perceptions of the tele-exercise class. Participants discussed their perceptions of benefits, concerns, technology usability, and intent to adopt. Participants expressed positive attitudes, overall, stating that they would likely benefit physically, emotionally, and socially from regular participation in a tele-exercise exercise program, and most expressed an interest in adopting such a program. Participants also expressed concern about the usability of the technology platform. We provide design recommendations to address participants’ concerns. These findings provide guidance for how to improve the design of a remote tele-exercise class for adults aging with mobility disability.
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U2 - 10.1177/1071181319631040
DO - 10.1177/1071181319631040
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85169878415
SN - 9781713810407
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 11
EP - 15
BT - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
PB - SAGE Publishing
T2 - 63rd International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2019
Y2 - 28 October 2019 through 1 November 2019
ER -