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Promoting Physical Activity and Preventing Falls Among Older Adults in a Nursing Home Setting: Protocol for Development and Implementation of the BeSt Age Mobile App

Krell-Rösch, Janina ORCID iD icon 1; Diener, Jonathan 1; Krafft, Jelena 1; Rayling, Sabine 1; Woll, Alexander ORCID iD icon 1; Wunsch, Kathrin 1
1 Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft (IfSS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

Background:
A majority of nursing home residents do not fulfill physical activity guidelines. Many existing interventions to promote physical activity and prevent falls in nursing home residents have low adherence rates, lack theoretical foundation, or require a large amount of time from staff for preparation and/ or delivery.

Objective:
To describe the rationale, development steps, and implementation approach of the BeStAge app through a cluster randomized controlled trial (cRCT), as well as to provide baseline characteristics of the study sample and discuss possible implications for further app developments.

Methods:
We iteratively developed a novel, tablet-based mobile application named BeSt Age app that enables nursing home staff to deliver individualized physical exercise training to residents with or without motor or/ and cognitive impairments. The app was designed and developed based on an intervention-mapping approach. A needs assessment was performed, followed by defining objectives, theory-based methods, program development, implementation, and evaluation. We took several steps to ensure that the app was based on a sound theoretical background, as well as results derived from and limitations identified in prior empirical research. ... mehr


Verlagsausgabe §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000185372
Veröffentlicht am 07.10.2025
Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft (IfSS)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsdatum 06.10.2025
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1929-0748
KITopen-ID: 1000185372
Erschienen in JMIR Research Protocols
Verlag JMIR Publications
Band 14
Seiten Art.-Nr.: e74174
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 19.03.2025
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Globale Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung Ziel 5 – Geschlechter-Gleichheit
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