Development of a training app for older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment

Background Exercise complying with physical activity recommendations have positive effects on health and well-being, regardless of age and pre-existing conditions such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, a change in behaviour in terms of long-term adherence to exercise is hard to achieve. Mobile applications (apps) can be supportive if they enable individualized training, adaptation, documentation and goal setting. Therefore, the aim of this project was to develop a training app for elderly individuals with and without MCI and to evaluate its usability, usefulness and acceptance from the perspectives of…