Ohta Takahisa, Osuka Yosuke, Shida Takashi, Daimaru Kaori, Kojima Narumi, Maruo Kazushi, Iizuka Ai, Kitago Moe, Fujiwara Yoshinori, Sasai Hiroyuki
Research Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Itabashi 173-0015, Japan.
Department of Frailty Research, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu 474-8511, Japan.
Nutrients. 2024 Apr 16;16(8):1181. doi: 10.3390/nu16081181.
Smartphone applications aimed at enhancing physical, cognitive, and social activities through mobile health (mHealth) technology are of increasing interest. Their feasibility and acceptability, alongside impacts on frailty phenotype scores and step counts among older adults with frailty, remain to be fully validated. This study presents a 13-week preliminary intervention trial assessing an mHealth app's feasibility in a cohort of 34 eligible older adults, including 5 frail and 29 pre-frail participants. The intervention entailed a 6-week course on app usage, followed by 7 weeks of observation, with four participants withdrawing early. Feasibility was determined by login and active use rates, with a target login rate of 60% or higher. Post-intervention, 100% session attendance and a median login rate of 88.4% were observed. Acceptability was high, with 73% affirming the app's health benefits. Notably, frailty scores and step counts improved post-intervention, underscoring the app's potential for supporting older adults with frailty.
旨在通过移动健康（mHealth）技术增强身体、认知和社交活动的智能手机应用程序越来越受到关注。它们的可行性和可接受性，以及对体弱老年人的衰弱表型评分和步数的影响，仍有待充分验证。本研究进行了一项为期13周的初步干预试验，评估一款移动健康应用程序在34名符合条件的老年人队列中的可行性，其中包括5名体弱和29名体弱前期参与者。干预措施包括为期6周的应用程序使用课程，随后是7周的观察期，有4名参与者提前退出。可行性通过登录率和活跃使用率来确定，目标登录率为60%或更高。干预后，观察到课程出席率为100%，登录率中位数为88.4%。可接受性较高，73%的人肯定了该应用程序对健康的益处。值得注意的是，干预后衰弱评分和步数有所改善，凸显了该应用程序在支持体弱老年人方面的潜力。
