PHD Students
David Healy
Project Title
Using digitally-enhanced reality to reduce sedentary behaviour at home in an elderly populationSupervision Team
Jane Walsh, UoG / Owen Conlan, TCD
Description
It is well known that regular physical activity (PA) limits the development and progression of chronic diseases and disabling conditions. However, time spent in sedentary behaviour (SB) has increased substantially over the last three decades and increases with age. The project will explore health behaviour change from a behavioural science perspective using the ‘person-based approach’ and will develop appropriate personalised behaviour change techniques (BCTs) integrated into VR systems to effectively reduce sedentary behaviour in older adults at home.
