Impact of Physical Health and Exercise Activity on Online User Experience: Elderly People and High Risk for Diabetes

Harri Oinas-Kukkonen (), Li Zhao, Heidi Enwald, Maija-Leena Huotari, Riikka Ahola, Timo Jämsä, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Juhani Leppäluoto and Karl-Heinz Herzig
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Harri Oinas-Kukkonen: University of Oulu
Li Zhao: University of Oulu
Heidi Enwald: University of Oulu
Maija-Leena Huotari: University of Oulu
Riikka Ahola: Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu
Timo Jämsä: Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu
Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi: Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu
Juhani Leppäluoto: Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu
Karl-Heinz Herzig: Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu

A chapter in Information Systems and Neuroscience, 2020, pp 315-325 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This article studies how an individual’s physical wellbeing contributes to one’s online user experience. The study subjects were elderly people at high risk for type 2 diabetes. The results suggest that the web usage experience of these pre-diabetic individuals is related to their physical health status and level of physical activity. Those with a better physical health status were more likely to feel ease of orientation in their web usage, and those with more frequent regular physical activity were more likely to perceive pleasure in navigating the web. In practice, variation in physical health and activity levels between individuals could, and should. be addressed in designing systems and services. In more general, studying user experience on par with biochemical measurements provides an exciting combination of research methods and paves the way for new design practices.

Keywords: User experience; Flow; Webflow; Physical health; Physical exercise; Type 2 diabetes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28144-1_35

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