Design of a Digital Solution to Motivate Older Adults to Follow Cognitive and Physical Training for an Active and Healthy Ageing

Abstract

Active and healthy ageing depends on maintaining physical and cognitive activity, but it is still challenging to motivate older adults to participate in regular training. This paper describes the iterative design and evaluation of a digital platform for increasing older adults' motivation to perform physical and cognitive exercises. The digital solution was designed and evaluated in four iterations with a total of 13 older adults. The first stage focused on identifying effective communication methods, including different formats of instructional delivery and feedback, as well as tone. The second stage explored the combination of physical activity with cognitively stimulating activities, such..