User experiences of older adults navigating an online database of community-based physical activity programs
Objectives This study aimed to (1) explore older adult user experiences navigating an online health database of local physical activity programs; (2) compare navigational feedback with age-friendly website design guidelines; (3) assess online database completeness. Methods Focus groups, including gu...
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| description | Objectives This study aimed to (1) explore older adult user experiences navigating an online health database of local physical activity programs; (2) compare navigational feedback with age-friendly website design guidelines; (3) assess online database completeness. Methods Focus groups, including guided tasks and a semi-structured interview script, gathered navigational user experiences of fifteen older adults. A review of the literature sought age-friendly best practice website design guidelines and a website search for local physical activity programs was completed. Results The design of the online database website was challenging for older adult participants to navigate and was not ‘intuitive’. Based on focus group feedback, there were multiple discrepancies between the evaluated online database and the established guidelines for designing age-friendly websites. A total of 187 physical activity programs were missing from the database. Conclusions Findings provide novel insight into user experiences of older adults navigating online health and physical activity program sites. Redesigning the following age-friendly website recommendations would empower older adults in the use of online databases and promote awareness of local physical activity programs. Health care providers need reliable and age-friendly online resources to link their patients with local physical activity programs to promote healthy aging. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4efe1a437eb24128b50d23c635aba6a72023-04-06T12:03:24ZengSAGE PublishingDigital Health2055-20762023-04-01910.1177/20552076231167004User experiences of older adults navigating an online database of community-based physical activity programsAshley M Lowndes0Denise M Connelly1 Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Department, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada School of Physical Therapy, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, CanadaObjectives This study aimed to (1) explore older adult user experiences navigating an online health database of local physical activity programs; (2) compare navigational feedback with age-friendly website design guidelines; (3) assess online database completeness. Methods Focus groups, including guided tasks and a semi-structured interview script, gathered navigational user experiences of fifteen older adults. A review of the literature sought age-friendly best practice website design guidelines and a website search for local physical activity programs was completed. Results The design of the online database website was challenging for older adult participants to navigate and was not ‘intuitive’. Based on focus group feedback, there were multiple discrepancies between the evaluated online database and the established guidelines for designing age-friendly websites. A total of 187 physical activity programs were missing from the database. Conclusions Findings provide novel insight into user experiences of older adults navigating online health and physical activity program sites. Redesigning the following age-friendly website recommendations would empower older adults in the use of online databases and promote awareness of local physical activity programs. Health care providers need reliable and age-friendly online resources to link their patients with local physical activity programs to promote healthy aging.https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076231167004 |
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| title | User experiences of older adults navigating an online database of community-based physical activity programs |
| title_full | User experiences of older adults navigating an online database of community-based physical activity programs |
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| title_full_unstemmed | User experiences of older adults navigating an online database of community-based physical activity programs |
| title_short | User experiences of older adults navigating an online database of community-based physical activity programs |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076231167004 |
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