Development of Augmented Reality-Integrated Infographic Posters to Promote Physical Exercise Among the Elderly
Keywords:
Elderly Exercise, Infographics, Augmented Reality (AR)Abstract
Introduction: The objectives of this research were: 1) to develop Augmented Reality (AR)-integrated infographic posters to promote physical exercise among the elderly; 2) to assess the quality of the developed AR infographic posters; and 3) to measure user satisfaction toward the developed media.
Methodology: The sample group for this study consisted of 15 medical personnel and Village Health Volunteers (VHV) from Khwao Sinarin Subdistrict, Surin Province, selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments included: 1) the AR-integrated infographic posters for elderly exercise promotion, 2) a quality assessment form for experts, and 3) a satisfaction questionnaire for the sample group. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, and standard deviation.
Results: The findings revealed that the overall quality of the Augmented Reality (AR)-integrated infographic posters for promoting physical exercise among the elderly was at the high level. Furthermore, the study on the satisfaction of medical personnel and Village Health Volunteers in Khwao Sinarin Subdistrict, Surin Province, toward the media showed that the satisfaction of the sample group was also at the high level.
Downloads
References
Balkac, M., & Ergun, E. (2018). Role of infographics in healthcare. Chinese Medical Journal, 131(20), 2514–2517. https://doi.org/10.4103/0366-6999.243569.
Buljan, I., Malički, M., Wager, E., Puljak, L., Hren, D., Kellie, F., West, H., Alfirević, Ž., & Marušić, A. (2018). No difference in knowledge obtained from infographic or plain language summary of a Cochrane systematic review: Three randomized controlled trials. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 97, 86–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.12.003.
Clark, F., Jackson, J., Carlson, M., Chou, C.-P., Cherry, B. J., Jordan-Marsh, M., Knight, B. G., Mandel, D., Blanchard, J., Granger, D. A., Wilcox, R. R., Lai, M. Y., White, B., Hay, J., Lam, C., Marterella, A., & Azen,S. P. (2012). Effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention in promoting the well-being of independently living older people: Results of the Well Elderly 2 Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66(9), 782–790. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2009.099754.
Comello, M. L. G., Qian, X., Deal, A. M., Ribisl, K. M., Linnan, L. A., & Tate, D. F. (2016). Impact of Game-Inspired Infographics on User Engagement and Information Processing in an eHealth Program. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18(9), e237. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.5976.
Department of Mental Health. (2018). 5 Dimensions of happiness manual for the elderly (Revised edition). Ministry of Public Health. https://dmh.go.th/book/files/คู่มือความสุข 5 มิติ สำหรับผู้สูงอายุ ฉบับปรับปรุง.pdf (In Thai)
Division of Physical Activity for Health, Department of Health. (2018). Physical activity guidelines for older adults. Ministry of Public Health. https://dopah.anamai.moph.go.th/web-upload/8x6b2a6a0c1fbe85a9c274e64 19fdd6071/202009/m_page/24258/382/file_download/32527c2260f61635caf065b99a7634a6.pdf (In Thai)
Foundation of Thai Gerontology Research and Development Institute. (2018). Situation of the Thai Elderly 2017. Department of Older Persons. https://www.dop.go.th/download/knowledge/ th1552463947-147_0.pdf (In Thai)
Jant-in, T. (2018). The development of semantic augmented reality media for mental health care recommendations for the elderly [Master’s thesis, Bangkok University]. Bangkok University Digital Repository. http://dspace.bu.ac.th/bitstream/123456789/3192/3/tidajai.jant.pdf (In Thai)
Joe, J., & Demiris, G. (2013). Older adults and mobile phones for health: A review. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 46(5), 947–954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2013.06.008
Kumtapol, Y. (2020). The Development of Semantic Augmented Reality Media for Recommending the Mental Health Care for Elderly. Journal of Information Science and Technology, 10, 77–89. https://doi.org/ 10.14456/JIST.2020.21 (In Thai)
Lankow, J., Ritchie, J., & Crooks, R. (2012). Infographics: The power of visual storytelling. John Wiley & Sons.Lee, L. N., Kim, M. J., & Hwang, W. J. (2019). Potential of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Technologies to Promote Wellbeing in Older Adults. Applied Sciences, 9(17), 3556. https://doi.org/10.3390/ app9173556
Matthew-Maich, N., Harris, L., Ploeg, J., Markle-Reid, M., Valaitis, R., Ibrahim, S., Gafni, A., & Isaacs, S. (2016). Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Mobile Health Technologies for Managing Chronic Conditions in Older Adults: A Scoping Review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 4(2), e29. https://doi.org/ 10.2196/mhealth.5127
National Statistical Office. (2017). The 2017 survey of the older persons in Thailand. Ministry of Digital Economy and Society. https://www.nso.go.th/nsoweb/storage/survey_detail/2023/20230501001130_95416. pdf (In Thai)
Rojpaisarnkit, K. (2016). Factors Influencing Well-Being in the Elderly Living in the Rural Areas of Eastern Thailand. The Journal of Behavioral Science, 11(2), 31–50. https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJBS/ article/view/63277 (In Thai)
Siricharoen, W. V. (2013). Infographics: The new communication tools in digital age. In The International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ICITA 2013) (pp. 169–174).
Siricharoen, W. V. (2015). Infographic Role in Helping Communication for Promoting health and well-being. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Digital Society (ICDS 2015), 107–112. https://www. thinkmind.org/library/ICDS/ICDS_2015/icds_2015_5_10_10057.pdf
Siricharoen, W. V., & Siricharoen, N. (2018). Infographic Utility in Accelerating Better Health Communication. Mobile Networks and Applications, 23(1), 57–67. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11036- 017-0900-3
United Nations. (2017). World population ageing 2017 report. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/ageing/ WPA2017_Report. pdf
World Health Organization. (2018). Global action plan on physical activity 2018–2030: More active people for a healthier world. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241514187
