AEQUIPA Physical activity and health equity: primary prevention for healthy ageing

Motivation

Growing old healthily is an important subject in our society and the recent demographic change. Everyone benefits from the improvement in healthy ageing and therefore a better quality of life. However, it may also profit the society as whole, not least by possibly reducing costs and discharging the health system.
An important key to ageing healthily is physical activity. In the past, numerous health campaigns have already been carried out with the aim of motivating to more physical activity. Still, they have been so far lacking adequate measures of intervention which comply to this specific target group.

Goal

The aim of the project AEQUIPA is the development of interventions which promote physical activity in old age. Therefore, factors within a community which influence the mobility are being investigated and interventions developed. A special focus lies on measures which are applicable to all socio- economic groups of people within the community.

Within the framework of AEQUIPA, OFFIS is investigating the use of technology-supported interventions based on sensor-based vital parameters to maintain the mobility of older people.

AEQUIPA is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology in Bremen is responsible for coordinating the joint project. Other partners are the Universities of Oldenburg, Bremen and Heidelberg, the Jade University of Applied Sciences Oldenburg, the Jacobs University Bremen, as well as the TU Chemnitz and Dortmund.

Persons
Publications
Mittels Nutzereinbeziehung zu mehr Akzeptanz einer technikgestüutzten Präventionsmaßnahme zur Bewegungsförderung Älterer

Toborg, M and Schnauber, J and Meyer, J and Boll, S and Koppelin, F; Gesundheitswesen; 2016

Förderung der körperlichen Aktivität bei älteren Menschen durch körpernahe Sensorik Die PROMOTE Studie

Meyer, Jochen and Boll, Susanne and Lippke, Sonia and Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia; smartASSIST; 2016

Long Term Use of Smart Health Devices for Supporting Healthy Living

Jochen MeyerJochen SchnauberWilko Heuten; 04 / 2016

Promoting community readiness for physical activity among older adults in Germany – protocol of the ready to change intervention trial

Brand, Tilman and Gansefort, Dirk and Rothgang, Heinz and Röseler, Sabine and Meyer, Jochen and Zeeb, Hajo; BMC Public Health; 2016

How to Tackle Key Challenges in the Promotion of Physical Activity among Older Adults (65+): The AEQUIPA Network Approach

Forberger, Sarah and Bammann, Karin and Bauer, Jürgen and Boll, Susanne and Bolte, Gabriele and Brand, Tilman and Hein, Andreas and Koppelin, Frauke and Lippke, Sonia and Meyer, Jochen and Pischke, Claudia R and Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia and Zeeb, Hajo; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; 2017

Identification and Classification of Usage Patterns in Long-Term Activity Tracking

Meyer, Jochen and Wasmann, Merlin and Heuten, Wilko and El Ali, Abdallah and Boll, Susanne; Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 2017

Development and evaluation of two web-based interventions for the promotion of physical activity in older adults: study protocol for a community-based controlled intervention trial

Muellmann, Saskia and Bragina, Inna and Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia and Rost, Eric and Lippke, Sonia and Meyer, Jochen and Schnauber, Jochen and Wasmann, Merlin and Toborg, Merle and Koppelin, Frauke and Brand, Tilman and Zeeb, Hajo and Pischke, Claudia R.; BMC Public Health; 2017

PROMOTE: Tailoring Physical Activity Interventions to Promote Healthy Ageing

Bragina, I and Lippke, S and Pischke, C and Meyer, J and Muellmann, S and Rost, E and Zeeb, H and Voelcker-Rehage, C; Innovation in Aging; 2017

ActiStairs: Design and Acceptance of a Technology-Based Intervention to Advocate Stair-Climbing in Public Spaces

Meyer, Jochen and Beck, Elke and von Holdt, Kai and Gansefort, Dirk and Brand, Tilman and Zeeb, Hajo and Boll, Susanne; Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Multimedia for Personal Health and Health Care; 2018

Using Activity Tracker Data for the Assessment of Physical Activity in Public Health Studies

Meyer, Jochen and von Holdt, Kai and Bragina, Inna and Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia; 2018 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI); 2018

Defining Adherence: Making Sense of Physical Activity Tracker Data

Tang, Lie Ming and Meyer, Jochen and Epstein, Daniel A and Bragg, Kevin and Engelen, Lina and Bauman, Adrian and Kay, Judy; Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol.; 2018

ActiThings Toolkit - Towards Supporting Older Adults' Adherence to Home-based Physical Exercise Programs by Providing Notifications in Opportune Moments

Beck, Elke and von Holdt, Kai and Meyer, Jochen; Proceedings of the 11th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 5: HEALTHINF,; 2018

Effects of Two Web-Based Interventions and Mediating Mechanisms on Stage of Change Regarding Physical Activity in Older Adults

Ratz, Tiara and Lippke, Sonia and Muellmann, Saskia and Peters, Manuela and Pischke, Claudia R and Meyer, Jochen and Bragina, Inna and Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia; Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being; 2019

Effects of two web-based interventions promoting physical activity among older adults compared to a delayed intervention control group in Northwestern Germany: Results of the PROMOTE community-based intervention trial

Muellmann, Saskia and Buck, Christoph and Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia and Bragina, Inna and Lippke, Sonia and Meyer, Jochen and Peters, Manuela and Pischke, Claudia R; Preventive Medicine Reports; 2019

Equity Impact Assessment of Interventions to Promote Physical Activity among Older Adults: A Logic Model Framework

Lehne, Gesa and Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia and Meyer, Jochen and Bammann, Karin and Gansefort, Dirk and Brüchert, Tanja and Bolte, Gabriele; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; 2019

Sneaking Physical Exercise into Sedentary Work Life Design Explorations of Ambient Reminders in Opportune Moments

Beck, E and v. Holdt, K and Meyer, J and Boll, S; 2019 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI); 2019

Toy or tool? Activity trackers for the assessment of physical activity in the wild

Meyer, J and v. Holdt, K and Beck, E and Brandes, M and Pischke, C and Voelcker-Rehage, C; 2019 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI); 2019

Exploring Technologies for Encouraging Home-Based Physical Exercise Among Older Adults: A Brief Study Protocol

Beck, Elke and von Holdt, Kai and Meyer, Jochen and Boll, Susanne; Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Digital Public Health; 2019

Implementation and Effects of Information Technology-Based and Print-Based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Crossover Trial

Pischke, Claudia R and Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia and Peters, Manuela and Ratz, Tiara and Pohlabeln, Hermann and Meyer, Jochen and von Holdt, Kai and Lippke, Sonia; JMIR Res Protoc; 2020

Application of Activity Trackers among Nursing Home Residents—A Pilot and Feasibility Study on Physical Activity Behavior, Usage Behavior, Acceptance, Usability and Motivational Impact

Auerswald, Tina and Meyer, Jochen and von Holdt, Kai and Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; 2020

ActiThings: Reminders for physical activity exercises in daily lives of inactive older adults

Meyer, Jochen and Beck, Elke and von Holdt, Kai and Koppelin, Frauke and Pauls, Alexander and Boll, Susanne; IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics; 2021

Die „Fit im Nordwesten“-Toolbox

Peters, Manuela and Ratz, Tiara and Muellmann, Saskia and Meyer, Jochen and von Holdt, Kai and Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia and Lippke, Sonia and Pischke, Claudia R.; Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung; 2021

Designing and applying technology for prevention—Lessons learned in AEQUIPA and its implications for future research and practice

Meyer, Jochen and Ratz, Tiara and Pauls, Alexander and Hellmers, Sandra and Boll, Susanne and Fudickar, Sebastian and Hein, Andreas and Bauer, Jürgen M and Koppelin, Frauke and Lippke, Sonia and Peters, Manuela and Pischke, Claudia R and Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia and Zeeb, Hajo and Forberger, Sarah; Frontiers in Public Health; 2022

Impact of Activity Tracker Usage in Combination with a Physical Activity Intervention on Physical and Cognitive Parameters in Healthy Adults Aged 60+: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Auerswald, Tina and Hendker, Anna and Ratz, Tiara and Lippke, Sonia and Pischke, Claudia R and Peters, Manuela and Meyer, Jochen and von Holdt, Kai and Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; 2022

Editorial Special Issue on Multimedia for Personal Health and Health Care

Boll, Susanne and S. Lee, Jeannie and Meyer, Jochen and Nag, Nitish and O'Connor, Noel E.; IEEE MultiMedia; 2022

Motivationsgründe und Vorstellungen über eine zukünftige Beteiligung älterer Menschen im Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprozess von Gesundheitstechnologien – eine Mixed Methods-Studie TT - Motivational Reasons and Perceptions about Future Participation of O

Pauls Jürgen M.; Diekmann, Rebecca; Fudickar, Sebastian; Hein, Andreas; Hellmers, Sandra; Lau, Sandra; Meyer, Jochen; von Holdt, Kai; Koppelin, Frauke, Alexander; Bauer; Gesundheitswesen; 2023

Partners
TU Dortmund
www.tu-dortmund.de
Jacobs University Bremen
Jade Hochschule
www.jade-hs.de
Universität Bremen
www.uni-bremen.de
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology BIPS
www.bips-institut.de/home.html
Metropolregion Bremen-Oldenburg im Nordwesten e. V.
Gesundheitswirtschaft Nordwest e. V.
Universitätsklinik für Geriatrie, Klinikum Oldenburg
www.klinikum-oldenburg.de/de/patienten/klinik_fuer_geriatrie
Universität Oldenburg
www.uni-oldenburg.de

Duration

Start: 01.02.2015
End: 31.01.2022

Website of project

Source of funding

BMBF

FKZ: 01EL1422C