Cognitive stimulation program mediated by digital inclusion and walking practice

Integrating an internet-mediated walking program into family medicine clinical practice: a pilot feasibility study

BACKGROUND Regular participation in physical activity can prevent many chronic health conditions. Computerized self-management programs are effective clinical tools to support patient participation in physical activity. This pilot study sought to develop and evaluate an online interface for primary care providers to refer patients to an Internet-mediated walking program called Stepping Up to He...

Digital Inclusion

Prevention of cognitive and physical decline by enjoyable walking-habituation program based on brain-activating rehabilitation.

AIM Evaluating effects of an enjoyable walking-habituation program. METHODS We carried out a 12-week intervention, consisting of an enjoyable walking-habituation program based on five principles of brain-activating rehabilitation: pleasant atmosphere, interactive communication, social roles, praising each other and errorless support. The program, once a week for 90 min, was carried out in sma...

E - Health and Digital Inclusion

E-health resources can deliver demonstrable benefits for quality of care, for example through provision of public health information and access to online communities and self-help groups for those experiencing ill-health. Digitally excluded groups of health consumers such as older people and those with disabilities have much to gain from the social connectedness and social support offered throu...

Future studies of physicians' practice and digital health

The article is a letter to the editor, so it has no abstract.