Home-Based Exercise and Fall Prevention in Older Adults: Development, Validation and Usability of the Mais Equilíbrio Mobile App
The Mais Equilíbrio (More Balance) app, distinct for digitally adapting the Otago protocol to the Brazilian context and for its dual validation process with experts and older adults, has proven to be a valid and highly usable tool for guiding home-based physical exercise in older adults, with potential to promote fall prevention and autonomy.
Authors
- Marina Morato Stival (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6830-4914)
- Silvana Schwerz Funghetto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9332-9029)
- Mateus Medeiros Leite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0438-3833)
- Samuel Barbosa Mezavila Abdelmur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1529-5871)
- Hudson Azevedo Pinheiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1081-4174)
- Luciano Ramos de Lima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2709-6335)
- Maurílio Tiradentes Dutra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6245-3337)
- Alessandro de Oliveira Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3513-7034)
- Calliandra Maria de Souza Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9064-0735)
Institutions
- Universidade de Brasília (BR)
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Brasília (BR)
- Governo do Distrito Federal (BR)
- University Center of Brasília (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Aging
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/80724
- Primary Topic
- Health Education and Validation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00