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ArticleJournal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2026

The Benefits of a Digital Exercise Intervention for Older Adults: Findings From the Fittle Randomized Controlled Trial.

Sara J Czaja, Joseph Sharit, Peter Pirolli, Mario Hernandez, Jerad Moxley

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Article in Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Sara J CzajaDivision of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8096-5413
Joseph SharitDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Peter PirolliInstitute for Human and Machine Cognition, Pensacola, FL, USA.
Mario HernandezDivision of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Jerad MoxleyDivision of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

Funding

A Personalized Health Behavior System to Promote Well-Being in Older AdultsR01AG053163 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI CZAJA, SARA J, PIROLLI, PETER · 2016 to 2020
$3.3M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG053163
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BackgroundAlthough physical activity has wide ranging benefits, most older adults do not meet recommended physical activity guidelines.ObjectivesThis study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a digital exercise program, the Fittle Senior System (FSS), designed to provide behavior-change programs to increase engagement in physical activity and foster social interaction.MethodsThe sample included 181 adults aged 60-95 years, with an average age of 70.1 years. Participants were randomized into the FSS intervention condition or a Tablet Education (TE) control condition. Measures include measures of usability, health and psychosocial outcomes, and use of the FSS system. Assessments occurred at baseline and 3- and 6- month post-randomization.ResultsParticipants in both conditions experienced increased physical activity, exercise self-efficacy, health-related quality of life, decreased social isolation, and loneliness.ConclusionsDigital exercise programs are feasible for older adults and can result in improvements in health and psychosocial outcomes.

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agingdigital exercise programshealthisolationphysical activitysocial support

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PMID41591766
PMCPMC12931955

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