{"id":9510,"date":"2026-03-26T12:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latece.uqam.ca\/?page_id=9510"},"modified":"2026-04-25T12:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:30:54","slug":"preventing-deconditioning-in-seniors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/latece.uqam.ca\/en\/projects\/preventing-deconditioning-in-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventing deconditioning in seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-549e1f2d wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A web app supporting adapted physical activity prescribed to seniors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sedentary lifestyles and physical deconditioning of seniors carry significant costs, both in terms of seniors&#8217; physical and mental health but also in terms of the level of care they need from their loved ones and the healthcare system. How can we support these users to become more autonomous in engaging with their physical activities and offer them follow-up support?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/latece.uqam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TuileTest_Aubertin_eng.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latece.uqam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TuileTest_Aubertin_eng.png 1080w, https:\/\/latece.uqam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TuileTest_Aubertin_eng-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/latece.uqam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TuileTest_Aubertin_eng-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/latece.uqam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TuileTest_Aubertin_eng-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/latece.uqam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TuileTest_Aubertin_eng-1024x1024.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-container-content-5e2576f9\">LATECE domain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connected health<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LATECE values<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list wp-container-content-5e2576f9\">\n<li>Transdisciplinarity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accessibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Citizen services <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nature of the project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web app development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Seeking funding to accelerate project development and support sustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bf9d64eea977bcabdedb6bf7578c3133\">The challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-5e2576f9 wp-block-paragraph\">Physical activity for seniors must be properly adapted for them and, above all, accessible to them. How can we support seniors in adopting the physical activities they are prescribed and how can we support them in engaging in these activities autonomously?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c3b5fe398b7a61a4b46f6eb11e1d061a\">The solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A digital app that features videos of validated and adapted physical activity programs as well as follow-up support from various actors (such as other seniors, kinesiologists, natural caregivers, physicians). Designed to increase engagement in adapted physical activities and to modify sedentary lifestyles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Target audiences<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Seniors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Their loved ones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healthcare system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start up<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">End point<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2026 (PACE module), 2027 (modified and validated version)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Status<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pilot phase<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development, validation, and implementation in progress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7d1e82877a2f3f80800c7bb8db77a07d\"><strong>Leader<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-5e2576f9 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/latece.uqam.ca\/membre\/mylene-aubertin-leheudre\/\" type=\"membre\" id=\"6629\"><strong>Myl\u00e8ne Aubertin-Leheudre, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other <strong>LATECE<\/strong> members<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-5e2576f9 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/latece.uqam.ca\/membre\/sylvie-trudel-2\/\">Sylvie Trudel, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Student involvement<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-5e2576f9 wp-block-paragraph\">Students from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lmf.uqam.ca\/\">LMF Lab<\/a> including UQAM masters-level trainees in software engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-container-content-5e2576f9\"><strong>Collaborators<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-5e2576f9 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lmf.uqam.ca\/\">LMF lab<\/a> staff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Keywords<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#app #tech #PhysicalActivity #exercise #mobility #sedentary #lifestyloe #prescription #health #aging #deconditioning #asynchronous<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partners and Funding <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fonds MaVie (Fondation UQAM) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity to Improve Seniors\u2019 Life\/Care Trajectory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-91c4ae97d0b2f7b191dc497ad7cc2c5e wp-container-content-5e2576f9 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A web app supporting adapted physical activity prescribed to seniors Sedentary lifestyles and physical deconditioning of seniors carry significant costs, both in terms of seniors&#8217; physical and mental health but also in terms of the level of care they need from their loved ones and the healthcare system. 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