Exercise Prescribing: Computer Application in Older Adults
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Exercise prescribing: computer application in older adults.
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine if older adults are capable and willing to interact with a computerized exercise promotion interface and to determine to what extent they accept computer-generated exercise recommendations. DESIGN AND METHODS Time and requests for assistance were recorded while 34 college-educated volunteers, equal numbers of men and women, ranging in age fro...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Gerontologist
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0016-9013,1758-5341
DOI: 10.1093/geront/42.2.273