Developing, Testing, and Implementing a Falls Prevention and Healthy Ageing App (Keep-On-Keep-Up) for Older Adults.

Emma Stanmore

doi:10.1093/geroni/igab046.1985

Developing, Testing, and Implementing a Falls Prevention and Healthy Ageing App (Keep-On-Keep-Up) for Older Adults.

Emma Stanmore

Nursing & Midwifery

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Falls are a common and costly concern for older adults.
Digital technologies can offer new, inexpensive approaches to increase access and engagement with falls prevention programmes. Keep-On-Keep-Up is a personalised, falls prevention App with strength and balance exercises plus health
literacy games. This study reports on the user-centred design, usability testing and implementation of the KOKU App. Older adults aged 55 years and older in the UK were invited to take part in the study. Data collection included focus groups; baseline and 6 week questionnaires and assessments;
semi-structured interviews and one focus group with falls
prevention therapists to explore App usability. Thirty older
adults were invited to use KOKU unsupervised, 3 times a
week for 6 weeks. Data were analysed using thematic content analysis. Focus groups (n=11) with 66 older users and 11
therapists informed development. Thirty older adults (mean
age = 75) were recruited for the in-depth testing. Mean SUS
score was 71 indicating high usability. Qualitative themes included: ease of use (app usability; iPad properties; exercise
presentation), usefulness (physical/psychological benefits;
falls education), attitude towards the App and intention to
use (technological barriers; flexibility of use; exercise class
versus App). Therapists (n=6) viewed the KOKU platform
positively and suggested extensions for further progression.
No adverse events were reported during the study. This research demonstrates that KOKU is an acceptable and easy to
use falls prevention intervention that facilitates older adults’
ability to access falls prevention training at a time, and in a
location, that suits them.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Gerontologist: Innovation in Aging
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	Gerontological Society of America
Pages	516
Volume	5
Edition	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.1985
Publication status	Published - 17 Dec 2021

Keywords

eHealth
Falls prevention, ICT

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DHSCRG: Digital Health and Social Care Research Group
Dowding, D. (Researcher), Hawley-Hague, H. (Researcher), O'Connor, S. (Researcher), Stanmore, E. (Researcher), Kirk, S. (Researcher), Hall, A. (Researcher), Burden, S. (Researcher), Deane, J. (Researcher), Eost-Telling, C. (Researcher), Gasteiger, N. (Researcher), Jeyasingham, D. (Researcher), Christie, J. (Researcher), Rogers, K. (Researcher), Dumville, J. (Researcher), Atkinson, R. (Researcher), Vercell, A. (Researcher) & Ford, C. (Researcher)
Project: Research
HARG: Healthy Ageing Research Group
Todd, C. (Researcher), Stanmore, E. (Researcher), Hall, A. (Researcher), Littlewood, A. (Researcher), Davies, A. (Researcher), Sowerbutts, A. M. (Researcher), Maharani, A. (Researcher), Dowding, D. (Researcher), Jones, D. (Researcher), Boulton, L. (Researcher), Cruickshank, F. (Researcher), Hawley-Hague, H. (Researcher), Brooks, J. (Researcher), Griffiths, J. (Researcher), Spencer, K. (Researcher), Fisher, K. (Researcher), Mcgarrigle, L. (Researcher), Cook, M. (Researcher), Pendleton, N. (Researcher), Stanford, P. (Researcher), Lasrado, R. (Researcher), Ahmed, S. (Researcher), Clinch, S. (Researcher), Burden, S. (Researcher), Gluchowski, A. (Researcher), Ford, C. (PGR student), Al Zadjali, F. (PGR student), Sremanakova, J. (PGR student), Fisher, K. (PGR student), Zougar, M. (PGR student), Almohaisen, N. (PGR student), Yang, Y. (PGR student), Mckenzie, Y. (PGR student), O'Connor, S. (Researcher), Aminu, A. (Researcher), Bosco, A. (Researcher), Parchment, A. (Researcher), Money, A. (Researcher), Mackenzie, A. (Researcher), Karki, B. (PGR student), Poku, B. (Researcher), Eost-Telling, C. (Researcher), French, C. (PGR student), Harris, D. (PGR student), Andah, E. (Researcher), Vardy, E. (Researcher), Hakeem, F. (Researcher), Donald, G. (Researcher), Bilsborough, H. (PGR student), Gangannagaripalli, J. (Researcher), Astbury, J. (Researcher), Garsden, J. (Researcher), Ventre, J. (Researcher), Aguilera Munoz, J. (Researcher), Allsopp, K. (Researcher), Mcgarrigle, L. (Researcher), Mott, L. (PGR student), Huang, L. (Researcher), Tomkow, L. (Researcher), Ahmed, N. (Researcher), Fox, S. (Researcher), Mcdermott, J. (Researcher), Hoodless, S. (Researcher), Dlima, S. (PGR student), Shi, Y. (PGR student) & Tang, Y. (PGR student)
Project: Research

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Developing, Testing, and Implementing a Falls Prevention and Healthy Ageing App (Keep-On-Keep-Up) for Older Adults.

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