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2. How to prevent technological issues and maximise technologies acceptance by users before implementing large-scale pilots : pre-validation within the Horizon 2020 Pharaon projectIsabelle Lesterpt, Erika Rovini, Filippo Cavallo, Mateja Erce Paoli, Maria-Victoria Bueno-Delgado, Francisco José Melero Muñoz, Elisabete Pitarma, Femke Nijboer, Mariana Camacho, Ana Perandrés-Gòmez, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: Background In the context of an ageing population, technological and digital solutions are increasingly emerging in the market to facilitate active and healthy ageing. However, several factors can hinder the acceptance of the solutions by the users. Indeed, during the development of digital solutions, future users are generally involved only when a Large-Scale Pilot is set up. It implies around 1 year and more than 100 people involved and it costs money. Moreover, if technical problems appear during the using of the solutions, the acceptance of it is sub-optimal or even degraded. Methods This paper presents the pre-validation approach developed and executed within the Pharaon European project to pre-evaluate digital solutions before to put in place the planned Large-Scale Pilots (LSP). 1 This pre-validation was defined as a Small-Scale Pilot involving a minimum of 5 users per type (e.g. older adults, caregivers, health professional) during a short period of time (2-hour sessions with users). The process was composed of different steps: 1/ pre-validation of individual technologies; 2/ pre-validation of technologies integration in each pilot platform; 3/ pre-validation of new technologies coming from the Pharaon Open Call. Moreover, 2 types of pre-validation were conducted at the same time: 1/ technological; 2/ willingness to use the digital solutions. A common protocol was delivered to all pilot sites, 2 questionnaires were used for collecting quantitative and qualitative results and the open platform Gitlab was used to report the technical issues. Results The pre-validation was conducted over 6 months in 6 pilot sites with more than 200 users and allowed to highlight 109 technical issues and mixed results concerning the acceptance of using technologies. The qualitative part of the results allowed to notice the needed improvements before setting up the LSP.
Keywords: methodology, pre-validation, technologies users’ acceptance, pilots, older adults, active ageing, health
Published in RUP: 05.02.2026; Views: 242; Downloads: 3
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3. A systematic review and evaluation of measurement instruments assessing the needs, wellbeing, and living environments of older adultsMateja Erce Paoli, Dean Lipovac, Michael David Burnard, 2025, review article Abstract: Understanding the built environment’s impact on older adults’ wellbeing necessitates the identification of high-quality measures that capture environmental properties, wellbeing, and needs. Literature searches were conducted to identify instruments that measure (a) objective environmental properties, (b) wellbeing, (c) needs, and (d) environmental perception, which were evaluated using the COSMIN checklist. Another literature search was conducted to explore which instruments are used in studies examining objective and perceived qualities of the environment in relation to wellbeing. Of the 54 instruments evaluated, most showed strong content or construct validity, but weak or unreported test-retest reliability. Structural validity and internal consistency tended to be satisfactory in instruments assessing wellbeing and the intersection of environment and wellbeing. Instruments evaluating needs and the perceived environment generally had poor results in our evaluation. Our review of studies assessing both perceived and objective built environments alongside wellbeing indicates a lack of consistent use of validated instruments for older adult populations. We have identified instruments in each category with mostly sufficient psychometric properties, while the rest require improvement, particularly in terms of structural validity and reliability. Environment evaluation instruments mainly focus on outdoor spaces, leaving indoor spaces underrepresented in literature.
Keywords: ageing, questionnaire, objective measurement, subjective evaluation, psychometric properties
Published in RUP: 03.12.2025; Views: 345; Downloads: 4
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4. Effectiveness of pilates exercise on quality of life in older adult women : a scoping reviewIva Weingerl, Žiga Kozinc, Dorjana Zerbo Šporin, 2025, review article Abstract: This scoping review investigates the effects of Pilates exercise interventions on health and quality of life of older adult women. Through a comprehensive examination of existing literature, this review identified key areas where Pilates has shown to significantly benefit physical capabilities such as strength, balance, and flexibility, alongside mental health improvements, including reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety, and enhanced sleep quality. Thus, this scoping review emphasizes a possible role of Pilates in addressing age-related physical and psychosocial challenges, and suggests it as suitable low-impact exercise for promoting healthy aging. Despite the methodological heterogeneity among studies, the overall evidence suggests that Pilates may be a valuable component of geriatric healthcare strategies. The findings advocate for further research to expand the evidence and further guiding healthcare professionals in integrating Pilates into exercise prescriptions for older adult women.
Keywords: ageing, older adults, Pilates exercise, women’s health
Published in RUP: 30.06.2025; Views: 772; Downloads: 6
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5. The iterative model of ethical analysis for large-scale implementation of ict solutionsCarina Dantas, N Machado, S Ortet, F Leandro, Michael David Burnard, C Grünloh, A Grguric, V Hörmann, L Fiorini, Filippo Cavallo, 2020, original scientific article Keywords: active and healthy ageing, ICT solutions, pilots, large-scale implementation, ethics model, Covid-19
Published in RUP: 06.05.2021; Views: 3505; Downloads: 40
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6. Vadba starostnikov v institucionalnem varstvu: učinek trimesečnega vadbenega programa za izbrane spremenljivke telesne zmogljivosti starostnikov : diplomska nalogaAnja Andrenšek, 2017, undergraduate thesis Keywords: starostniki, gibalna(športna aktivnost, priporočila, vadba, staranje, elderly, motor/sport activity, recommendations, exercise, ageing
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7. A novel device to preserve physical activities of daily living in healthy older peopleWolfram Haslinger, Lisa Müller, Nejc Šarabon, Christian Raschner, Helmut Kern, Stefan Loefler, 2015, original scientific article Abstract: Objective: To determine the effectiveness of exercise in improving sensorimotor function and functional performance as crucial part of activities of daily living in healthy older adults. Design: RCT. Setting: Laboratory. Participants: 39 subjects (M = 71.8 years, range: 61%89 years). Intervention: Task oriented visual feedback balance training. Primary outcome measure: Timed up & go (TUG). Secondary outcome measures: Chair stand test (CST), self-paced walk test, maximum isometric torque, quiet stand posturography and dynamic balance (DB). Results: Post intervention comparison of the treatment group (TG) and control group (CG) showed better TUG (p < .01), CST (p < .001) and DB (p < .025) for the TG. Pre%post intervention comparison of the TG showed better clinically relevant outcomes in TUG (p < .001), CST (p < .001) and DB (p < .001). Conclusion: Active driven visual feedback balance training is effective in improving functional performance and dynamic balance in older adults.
Keywords: posturalno ravnotežje, gibalna terapija, staranje, funkcionalna sposobnost, postural balance, exercise therapy, ageing, functional performance
Published in RUP: 03.04.2017; Views: 5131; Downloads: 210
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8. Greater loss in muscle mass and function but smaller metabolic alterations in older compared to younger men following two weeks of bed rest and recoveryRado Pišot, Uroš Marušič, Gianni Biolo, Sara Mazzucco, Stefano Lazzer, Bruno Grassi, Carlo Reggiani, Luana Toniolo, Pietro Enrico Di Prampero, Angelina Passaro, Marco Vincenzo Narici, Shahid Mohammed, Joern Rittweger, Mladen Gasparini, Mojca Gabrijelčič Blenkuš, Boštjan Šimunič, 2016, original scientific article Keywords: ageing, prolonged physical inactivity, functional decline, reconditioning
Published in RUP: 08.08.2016; Views: 5979; Downloads: 203
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10. Population ageing and labour market in Slovenia and European UnionTomaž Kofalt, Žiga Čepar, 2015, original scientific article Abstract: In this paper we investigate the influence and importance of population ageing for labour market. Particularly we focus on unemployment, salaries and population education level. After reviewing some of the previous research on the influence of demographic ageing on labour market, we set three hypotheses, referring to the three above mentioned specific aspects of labour market, which were tested using multivariate regression analysis. Based on demographic and socio-economic panel data on Slovenian municipalities, we separately tested the three hypotheses in case of Slovenia; and using panel data on European Union countries we separately tested the three hypotheses in case of European Union and compared the results. Based on data for Slovenia and European Union we found out that population ageing increases unemployment and decreases population education level, however in case of analysis of salaries the results are somehow ambiguous.
Keywords: Evropa, staranje prebivalstva, brezposelnost, stroški dela, povprečna izobrazba, population ageing, unemployment, cost of labour, population education level, Europe
Published in RUP: 08.08.2016; Views: 4693; Downloads: 125
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