Search results for "terveysteknologia"
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Using Sport and Wellness Technology to Promote Physical Activity: An Intervention Study among Teenagers
2019
Life-long physical activity patterns are established during teenage years. Thus, promoting physical activity for teenagers is important. Sport and wellness technology shows promise for promoting physical activity. Yet, its research with teenage populations is sparse. This intervention study focused on whether using a sport and wellness technology application could affect the physical activity intention of teenagers, its antecedents, and the antecedents’ effects on intention by using the theory of planned behavior combined with the concept of self-efficacy as a theoretical framework. The results showed no statistically significant difference between the intervention and the control group in …
Identifying opportunities for AI applications in healthcare — Renewing the national healthcare and social services
2018
A vast variety of artificial intelligence techniques have been deployed to specific healthcare problems during the last thirty years with varying levels of success while there is a shortage of systematic matching of AI capabilities with the breadth of application opportunities. In this paper, we describe the process of identifying opportunities for deploying artificial intelligence to healthcare and social services on regional and national levels in Finland. The project involved a large number of stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds ranging from governmental agencies to entrepreneurs. The process described includes idea generation of an application or solution and its elaboration in w…
Developing Solutions For Healthcare : Deploying Artificial Intelligence to an Evolving Target
2017
—The pace of deploying artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to healthcare has been speeding up. Many of the initiatives have been technology driven aiming at finding problems matching the new technology while systematic, demand driven search for solutions has been limited. Here we describe the process of identifying opportunities for deploying artificial intelligence to healthcare and social services on regional and national levels in Finland. The process includes idea generation and elaboration using a design thinking method complemented with architectural design for identifying required AI capabilities for the 34 best use cases. In this paper, we focus on the development of use case “M…
Survival of the Fittest? Examining Lapsing Behaviour in the Context of Elderly People and the Use of Physical Activity Tracker Applications
2022
Physical activity (PA) tracker applications have been proposed as one potential solution to the increasingly prevalent physical inactivity problem among elderly people, but their long-term potential is limited by the frequent lapses in their use. In this study, our objective is to promote the understanding of the lapsing behaviour of PA tracker applications among elderly people. More specifically, we are interested in how gender, age, and household type as well as initial PA level and technology readiness (TR) affect the risk of lapsing. As the data for the study, we use actual PA tracker application usage data as well as survey data, which were both collected in our ongoing research progra…
Can Digital Coaching Boost Your Performance? – A Qualitative Study among Physically Active People
2019
The use of sport and wellness technology devices among athletes is highly popular. At the same time the demand for easy to understand, clear, and personalized information is also growing. Instead of numbers, users need and want solutions. Digital coaching can offer solutions for this by providing valuable training data and offering guidance and instructions on how to improve the training. This exploratory study focuses on the experiences, needs, and wants regarding a digital coach application among physically active people, more precisely crosscountry skiers. We found that the digital coach was perceived to have motivational elements. It was also viewed having potential to increase the awar…
Itsensä mittaamisen teknologioiden hyödyntäminen yksilön terveyden tukena
2017
Tässä kandidaatintutkielmassa tutkittiin itsensä mittaamisen teknologioiden hyödyntämistä yksilön terveyden tukena. Tutkielman toteutustapana oli kirjallisuuskatsaus, joten tutkielman tulokset perustuvat aiemmin julkaistuihin tutkimuksiin ja tieteellisiin julkaisuihin. Kirjallisuudesta etsittiin vastausta tutkimuskysymykseen: kuinka itsensä mittaamisen teknologioita voidaan hyödyntää yksilön terveyden tukena? Liikalihavuus, sydän- ja verisuonitaudit, fyysinen inaktiivisuus sekä mielenterveysongelmat ovat maailmanlaajuisia terveysongelmia. Hyvinvointi ja terveys ovat monimuotoisia käsitteitä, mutta terveys voidaan jakaa kolmeen osa-alueeseen: fyysiseen, psyykkiseen sekä sosiaaliseen terveyte…
Mobiiliteknologia sitouttavana välineenä terveydenhuollossa
2014
Luomanen, Lasse Tutkimusraportin otsikko Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto, 2014, 38 s. Tietojärjestelmätiede, kandidaatintutkielma Ohjaaja: Moilanen, Panu Tässä kirjallisuuskatsauksena suoritettavassa kandidaatintutkielmassa käsitellään mobiilia terveysteknologiaa, mHealthia, jo sairastuneiden ihmisten hoitoon sitouttamisen ja hoidon noudattamisen näkökulmasta. Tutkielman tarkoitus on myös selvittää mitä tarkoittaa mobiili terveysteknologia ja liittyykö siihen suostuttelun piirteitä. Tutkielman keskeisimpänä tutkimustuloksena esitetään, että mobiili terveysteknologia pitää sisällään suostuttelua ja mahdollisuuden suostutteluun, mikä voi parantaa terveydenhuoltoa ja hoidon laatua kun potilaat…
Digital coaching and athlete’s self-efficacy : A quantitative study on sport and wellness technology
2018
The use and demand for sport and wellness technology devices among athletes are increasing. The technology is used to improve the quality of training but also to improve quality of life by, for example, reducing risk of injury. Together with the increased interest towards sport and wellness technology, the demand for clear and easy to understand personalized information is growing. Digital coaching offers solutions for this demand by not only providing valuable training data but also offering instructions and guidance on how to improve the training. By doing this, the sport and wellness technology can act as a personal coach and therefore can also affect athletes’ confidence and perception …
Digital Coaching Motivating Young Elderly People towards Physical Activity
2022
The share of the elderly population is increasing globally, and it is important to help them to maintain their physical activity levels and ability to function to as late an age as possible. This qualitative intervention study focused on the experiences of young elderly on the ability of a sport and wellness technology digital coach to motivate them towards physical activity as well as on what needs and wishes this group has concerning digital coaching solutions. The findings of the study show that young elderly perceive digital coaching as potential in motivating them towards physical activity by providing instructive information and motivational feedback. It was also perceived to have pos…
Does Physical Activity Application Use Promote Self-Efficacy for Exercise? A Study Among Aged People
2022
The importance of sustained physical activity in healthy aging is well established. To achieve sustained physical activity and exercise, related self-efficacy is important. Hence, solutions to promote self-efficacy for exercise among aged people are urgently needed. Digital wellness technologies provide a potential solution, but research on their potential to promote self-efficacy for exercise is scarce and more research is needed. To address this need, this study investigates how effective is the use of a physical activity application in promoting self-efficacy for exercise among aged people. Self-efficacy levels were compared between three different time points: before taking the applicat…