Results first Call for Seed Money 2015 application presented

The first Sport & Society  2015 (I) consortium has finished its project (main applicant: ). The study aimed to monitor and stimulate physical activity behaviour among cancer survivors using accelerometry, GPS and mobile technology. The project has led to a new collaboration between the UMC Utrecht, Geosciences UU and the TU Eindhoven.

First, the researchers performed two literature reviews:

  1. What kind of application clusters are available for physical activity encouragement in adults?
  2. Does the use of physical activity encouragement applications change the physical activity behaviour in (inactive) adults?

Furthermore, an industrial design student of TU Eindhoven developed an intelligent bra for breast cancer patients which may contribute to the encouragement of physical activity and be of positive influence to their self-image.

Last, in the UMBRELLA FIT study, a physical exercise study in breast cancer survivors, the researchers included fitness tracker (Jawbone UP2) to the exercise intervention with the aim to reduce sedentary behaviour.

After the intervention period, patients will be interviewed about the usefulness, applicability and functional design by researchers of the TU Eindhoven. The results will be translated into user requirements and a new prototypical version of the fitness tracker will be developed, tested (in patients) and adapted. Finally, this project will lead to a new prototype for breast cancer survivors.