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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Aging and Public Health
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1442064

The Effect of Smart Health Continuous Feedback For Elderly Exercise (SHe CoFFEE) Program on Mobility: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Provisionally accepted
Jungeun Yi Jungeun Yi 1Sunhee Lee Sunhee Lee 1*Seon Heui Lee Seon Heui Lee 2*
  • 1 College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • 2 College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea

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    Objectives: This study determined the effectiveness of a comprehensive home-based online exercise program called "Smart Health Continuous Feedback for elderly exercise (SHe CoFFEE)" on mobility.Methods: Sixty community-dwelling seniors were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to intervention or control group.Intervention was an 8-week "SHe CoFFEE" program, featuring continuous feedback, self-monitoring, and fall prevention exercises. The primary outcome was mobility, measured at 8 weeks with the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test. Secondary outcomes included TUG at 4 weeks, 10m walking test, 30-second chair stand test, falls efficacy scale, activity-specific balance confidence, and Euro Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 5 Levels.Results: At 8 weeks, the intervention group showed improved TUG scores compared with the control group (MD= -1.87, 95% CI, -2.60 to -1.14; ηp 2 = 0.326) in the adjusted intention-to-treat analysis. The per-protocol analysis data showed similar results. All secondary outcomes apart from quality of life improved with intervention to a greater degree than in control.Conclusions: Smart healthcare and self-managed exercise programs may be viable for community-based health promotion and fall prevention in older adults unfamiliar with online technology.

    Keywords: Exercise, Information and Communication Technology, older adults, Smart healthcare, mobility

    Received: 17 Jun 2024; Accepted: 03 Sep 2024.

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    * Correspondence:
    Sunhee Lee, College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    Seon Heui Lee, College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea

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