Intrinsic Capacity and Active and Healthy Aging Domains Supported by Personalized Digital Coaching: Survey Study Among Geriatricians in Europe and Japan on eHealth Opportunities for Older Adults

The worldwide aging trend requires conceptually new prevention, care, and innovative living solutions to support human-based care using smart technology, and this concerns the whole world. Enabling access to active and healthy aging through personalized digital coaching services like physical activi...

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Published in:Journal of medical Internet research Vol. 25; no. 10033; p. e41035
Main Authors: Stara, Vera, Soraci, Luca, Takano, Eiko, Kondo, Izumi, Möller, Johanna, Maranesi, Elvira, Luzi, Riccardo, Riccardi, Giovanni Renato, Browne, Ryan, Dacunha, Sébastien, Palmier, Cecilia, Wieching, Rainer, Ogawa, Toshimi, Bevilacqua, Roberta
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Toronto Journal of Medical Internet Research 12.10.2023
Gunther Eysenbach MD MPH, Associate Professor
JMIR Publications
Subjects:
Adults
Aging
Caregivers
Chronic illnesses
Coaching
Cognitive ability
Cognitive skills training
Collaboration
Customization
Design
Emotional intelligence
Emotional well being
Exercise
Experts
Geriatricians
Geriatrics
Gerontology
Health education
Health literacy
Health promotion
Home health care
Housing developments
International comparisons
Intervention
Intrusiveness
Literacy
Medical personnel
Nursing care
Nursing homes
Older people
Original Paper
Patients
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Physicians
Polls & surveys
Practitioner patient relationship
Professionals
Social education
Subjectivity
Surveys
Technology
Trends
Well being
France
Japan
Germany
Italy
Europe
ISSN:1438-8871, 1439-4456, 1438-8871
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Summary:The worldwide aging trend requires conceptually new prevention, care, and innovative living solutions to support human-based care using smart technology, and this concerns the whole world. Enabling access to active and healthy aging through personalized digital coaching services like physical activity coaching, cognitive training, emotional well-being, and social connection for older adults in real life could offer valuable advantages to both individuals and societies. A starting point might be the analysis of the perspectives of different professionals (eg, geriatricians) on such technologies. The perspectives of experts in the sector may allow the individualization of areas of improvement of clinical interventions, supporting the positive perspective pointed out by the intrinsic capacity framework. The overall aim of this study was to explore the cross-national perspectives and experiences of different professionals in the field of intrinsic capacity, and how it can be supported by eHealth interventions. To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore geriatric care providers' perspectives about technology-based interventions to support intrinsic capacity. A survey involving 20 geriatricians or clinical experts in the fields of intrinsic capacity and active and healthy aging was conducted in Italy, France, Germany, and Japan between August and September 2021. The qualitative findings pointed out relevant domains for eHealth interventions and provided examples for successful practices that support subjective well-being under the intrinsic capacity framework (the benefits offered by personalized interventions, especially by promoting health literacy but avoiding intrusiveness). Moreover, eHealth interventions could be used as a bridge that facilitates and enables social engagement; an instrument that facilitates communication between doctors and patients; and a tool to enrich the monitoring actions of medical staff. There is an unexplored and significant role for such geriatric perspectives to help the development process and evaluate the evidence-based results on the effectiveness of technologies for older people. This is possible only when clinicians collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and developers in order to match the complex daily needs of older adults.
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ISSN:1438-8871
1439-4456
1438-8871
DOI:10.2196/41035