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Changes in the Use Intention of Digital Wellness Technologies and Its Antecedents Over Time : The Use of Physical Activity Logger Applications Among …

2021

Physical inactivity has become a prevalent problem among elderly people. Although digital wellness technologies have been proposed as one promising solution to it, our understanding on the antecedents of the acceptance and use of these technologies among elderly people remains limited. In this study, our objective is to promote this understanding by examining the potential changes in the use intention of digital wellness technologies and its antecedents over time in the case of the young elderly segment and physical activity logger applications. We base this examination theoretically on UTAUT2 and empirically on survey data that is collected from 99 Finnish young elderly users of a physical…

A Follow-Up On The Changes in the Changes in the Use Intention of Digital Wellness Technologies and Its Antecedents Over Time : The Use of Physical A…

2021

This study aims to further promote the understanding of the antecedents of the acceptance and use of digital wellness technologies among elderly people through a follow-up to our two prior studies, one which examines the potential longer-term temporal changes in the use intention of digital wellness technologies and its antecedents in the case of the young elderly segment and physical activity logger applications. We base this examination theoretically on UTAUT2 and empirically on survey data that is collected from 92 Finnish young elderly users of a physical activity logger application in three subsequent time points and analysed with partial least squares structural equation modelling (PL…

Forming Sustainable Physical Activity Programs Among Young Elderly : A Combined ELM & UTAUT Approach

2021

There is consensus in health studies that regular physical activities of sufficient intensity and duration contribute to better health both in the short and long term. In an ongoing research program, we focus on getting the young elderly, the 60-75 years age group, to adopt and include physical activities as part of their daily routines. One reason for addressing young elderly is large numbers – in Finland health care costs for the elderly was 3.7 B€ in 2019 and will increase dramatically if the young elderly group is in bad shape when they reach the 75+ age group. We are finding out that systematic physical activities can serve as preventive health care for the young elderly. We are also l…

Applying UTAUT2 to Explain the Use of Physical Activity Logger Applications Among Young Elderly

2020

Digital wellness technologies have been proposed as a promising way to promote the levels of physical activity and to solve the prevalent problem of physical inactivity among elderly people. In this study, we propose and test a research model for explaining the acceptance and use of these technologies in the case of the young elderly segment (people aged 60–75 years) and physical activity logger applications. The proposed model is theoretically founded on UTAUT2, and it is empirically tested by using the data collected from 115 Finnish young elderly users of a physical activity logger application and analysed with partial least squares based structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). We find …

Sustainable Physical Activity Programs for Young Elderly : A Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach

2020

Physical activity (PA) programs are useful to help young elderly stay in good shape for their senior years. These programs should be sustainable, as this would keep the users active for months and years. A PA program should build on activities that users find meaningful and/or best suited for their history of sports and exercise as well as their present physical capacity. The challenge is to make the best selection from a (long) list of possible activities. We worked out a method to help young elderly to build a sustainable PA program from a set of activities that experts have identified as contributing to health and fitness among young elderly. The method builds on the Analytical Hierarchy…

Hierarkiat yläkoulun kaveriporukoissa : nuoren kokema sosiaalinen asema ja liikkuminen

2021

The low level of physical activity among young people has become a common societal concern. This study sought new information on the backgrounds of adolescents’ physical activity. The aim was to find out whether the adolescents’ subjective social status is related to physical activity. The data were collected as part of the follow-up research and evaluation of the Finnish Schools on the Move programme in 2012–2015. The data were collected through student surveys, measuring adolescents’ physical activity with accelerometers, and observing and interviewing secondary school students. The associations between adolescents’ subjective social status and physical activity, as well as the factors re…

Narratiivisuus ja liiketaloustieteet : Näkökulmia yrittäjyyteen

2012

Russian immigrant entrepreneurship in Finland : narratives of eight Russian immigrant entrepreneurs

2014

Keskipohjalaisyritykset toimintaympäristönsä ja sen hyvinvoinnin rakentajina : diskurssianalyyttinen näkökulma

2008

This research focuses on small and medium sized enterprises in Finland’s Central Ostrobothnia region as constructors of identity and welfare for their operating environment. To investigate the phenomenon I apply a discourse analytic and constructionist approach. The study material is derived from the SMEs’ www pages, which were subjected to a rhetorical analysis. I base my conclusions on the organizational discourses emerging from the homepages and the identities constructed therein. The dominant discourses show that the companies concentrate primarily, if not exclusively, on the substance of their business: the production of goods and services.Instead of describing themselves explicitly as…

Vanhusten päivätoiminnan merkitys sosiaalisen hyvinvoinnin ja kotona asumisen tukena

2014

Tämä tutkimus käsittelee Vaasan Ikäkeskuksen päivätoimintaa ja sen merkitystä sosiaalisen hyvinvoinnin ja sitä kautta kotona asumisen tukena. Ikääntyessä vanhus kohtaa väistämättä menetyksiä ja ihmissuhteiden ylläpito voi olla vaikeaa toimintakyvyn laskun vuoksi. Monet vanhukset kokevat yksinäisyyttä sosiaalisten kontaktien vähennyttyä. Kotona asuvia vanhuksia voidaan pyrkiä tukemaan sosiaalista hyvinvointia vahvistamalla. Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan sosiaalisen hyvinvoinnin merkitystä kotona asumisen tukena. Vanhustenhuollossa tapahtuu muutoksia niin koulutuksessa kuin palveluiden järjestämisessä. Kesällä 2013 voimaan tullut laki ikääntyneen väestön toiminta…