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Ict-Based Solution For Improving Older Adult Workers’ Health

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  • Magdalena VELCIU

    (Ana Aslan International Foundation)

  • Cosmina PAUL

    (Ana Aslan International Foundation)

  • Mircea Dan MARZAN

    (Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Ana Aslan International Foundation)

  • Luiza SPIRU

    (Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Excellence Gerontology, Geriatrics and Old Age Psychiatry Department; Ana Aslan International Foundation)

Abstract

Monitoring aging workers' health is important not only to prevent illness or work injury but to improve their quality of working life. In this article, we contribute to a deep understanding of the Romanian older adult workers as user experience while interacting with a smart ICT-based solution for monitoring physical activity and lifting effort. We want to see if using the proposed smart-insole system can help them to preserve their back health by avoiding problematic lifting during work. We share the key findings of a face-to-face survey with a small number of older adults with work experience in the medical field. We collected information on usability and easy-to-use, also further improvements to be used for advanced prototyping and scale-up of the product. Finally, participants are positive that wearing the system could be a helpful tool in avoiding back pain, not only for detecting problems but for changing their way of lifting, in a long term. This could be beneficial for workers' quality of life and promote health at work.

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  • Magdalena VELCIU & Cosmina PAUL & Mircea Dan MARZAN & Luiza SPIRU, 2022. "Ict-Based Solution For Improving Older Adult Workers’ Health," SEA - Practical Application of Science, Romanian Foundation for Business Intelligence, Editorial Department, issue 28, pages 57-61, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:cmj:seapas:y:2022:i:28:p:57-61
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    Keywords

    Health behaviour; Back pain management; Preventive health at work;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development

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