Promotion of Adequate Exercise for Chronic Disorders' Elderly Through Paced Music

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017:245:136-140.

Abstract

South Korean population has been aging at an accelerated rate in recent years and the country will be a hyper-aging nation at 2020. One important issue in an aged society is higher rates of chronic disorders among the population. One of the best means to prevent an increase in severity of chronic disease is making patients exercise regularly. In this paper, we present a mobile app for senior citizens that provides daily exercise recommendations an receive tailored service related to a chronic disorder. In this app, pace (BPM) of played music is regulated to encourage patients to fulfill their daily exercise goal. The combination was constructed by using suggestions of World Health Organization and Korea Sports Promotion Foundation. Through our app, users are guided to exercise daily and regularly with appropriate exercise intensity. Patients can deal with their chronic disorders via our mobile application with increased physical activities.

Keywords: Chronic disease; Elderly; Mobile Health; Physical Activity.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Chronic Disease*
  • Exercise*
  • Health Promotion
  • Humans
  • Music*
  • Republic of Korea