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Bälter, O., Hedin, B., Helena, T. & Toivanen, S. (2018). Walking Outdoors during Seminars Improved Perceived Seminar Quality and Sense of Well-Being among Participants. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(303)
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Walking Outdoors during Seminars Improved Perceived Seminar Quality and Sense of Well-Being among Participants
2018 (English)In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, ISSN 1661-7827, E-ISSN 1660-4601, Vol. 15, no 303Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Low levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour are a growing health problem globally. Physical inactivity is associated with increased risk of numerous ailments, cardiovascular disease and mortality. Our primary aim was to perform a feasibility study on how to incorporate physical activity among students and teachers in regular teaching activities. The second aim was to investigate how students and teachers perceived the differences between outdoor walking seminars and regular indoor seminars. By transforming an on-campus course into a blended course, we were able to conduct seminars outdoors in nearby nature while walking. These walking seminars were evaluated among 131 students and nine teachers leading the walking seminars. The responses to the student survey and teacher interviews indicate that discussions, sense of well-being and the general quality of the seminar improved, regardless of how physically active participants were the rest of the time. The study shows one way to increase physical activity with small means; in our case, a reorganization of how we prepared for the seminars which allowed for walking discussions.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
MDPI, 2018
Keywords
teaching methods; higher education; seminars; blended learning; outdoor physical activity; well-being
National Category
Other Health Sciences
Research subject
Technology and Health; Technology and Learning
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-224148 (URN)10.3390/ijerph15020303 (DOI)000426721400128 ()29425171 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85042026685 (Scopus ID)
Note

QC 20180312

Available from: 2018-03-10 Created: 2018-03-10 Last updated: 2024-03-15Bibliographically approved
Tobiasson, H. & Henje, C. (2016). Med rörelse i tankarna: Undersökande och utvecklande av designmetoder för fysisk aktivitet i kontorsmiljöe. In: Jens Wahlström (Ed.), Fysisk aktivitet och hälsa: Erfarenheter och Aktuell forskning. Paper presented at fysisk aktivitet och hälsa. Umeå
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Med rörelse i tankarna: Undersökande och utvecklande av designmetoder för fysisk aktivitet i kontorsmiljöe
2016 (Swedish)In: Fysisk aktivitet och hälsa: Erfarenheter och Aktuell forskning / [ed] Jens Wahlström, Umeå, 2016Conference paper, Poster (with or without abstract) (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med denna fallstudie har varit att undersöka hur undervisningsmetoderinom ämnet Interaktionsdesign IxD och MänniskaDatorinteraktion MDI kan bidra till ökad medvetenhet och design förfysisk aktivitet som prevention inom arbete och fritid? Ur materialet framkom att studenterna välkomnar mermångfacetterade undervisningsmetoder där design för ”kroppar irörelse” har en större plats. Det blev även tydligt genomRörelseDagboken att studenterna upplever att den egna arbetsmiljöninte uppmuntrar till fysisk aktivitet i önskvärd utsträckning. Konceptsom till stor del handlade om design för påminnelse att vara fysisktaktiv var ofta förekommande angreppsätt. En av grupperna hade enhelt omarbetad arbetsorganisation som koncept. Dessa initiala resultat och studenternasspontana återkoppling, ger grund att fortsätta utforska hur undervisningsmetoderi Interaktionsdesign med ett ökat fokus på människor irörelse, i förlängningen kan verka för fysisk aktivitet som preventioninom arbete och fritid. Studenternas egna erfarenheter visualiserade iRörelsedagboken beskrevs som en ögonöppnande och motiverandemetod att initiera beteendeförändring - därigenom promotion av fysiskaktivitet.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Umeå: , 2016
Keywords
Fysisk aktivitet
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Research subject
Human-computer Interaction
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-214825 (URN)
Conference
fysisk aktivitet och hälsa
Funder
AFA Insurance
Note

QC 20171211

Available from: 2017-09-21 Created: 2017-09-21 Last updated: 2022-06-27Bibliographically approved
Tobiasson, H., Sundblad, Y., Walldius, Å. & Hedman, A. (2015). Designing for Active Life: Moving and Being Moved Together with Dementia Patients. International Journal of Design, 9(3), 47-62
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Designing for Active Life: Moving and Being Moved Together with Dementia Patients
2015 (English)In: International Journal of Design, ISSN 1991-3761, Vol. 9, no 3, p. 47-62Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Life for older people with dementia tends to be inactive. This paper reports on two case studies in which exercise games (exergames) were introduced in dementia special care units with a focus on patients’ well-being. The first case used a participatory design (PD) approach to engage the patients as users in the process. The results highlight the patients’ enjoyment in playing these games in a socially encouraging environment. We have found that exergames in dementia care provide patients with the well-documented health benefits of physical activity and also result in social and cognitive benefits. The results indicate that the notions of games/competition, social interaction, physical activity and challenges are valuable ingredients when designing for the well-being of older people who suffer from moderate to severe dementia.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Chinese Institute of Design, 2015
Keywords
Dementia, Exergames, Participatory Design, Physical Activity, Physical Expression, Social Interaction
National Category
Human Computer Interaction
Research subject
Technology and Health
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-160171 (URN)000369704000004 ()2-s2.0-84952878788 (Scopus ID)
Note

Updated from Manuscrift to Article. QC 20160209. QC 20160303

Available from: 2015-02-17 Created: 2015-02-17 Last updated: 2024-03-15Bibliographically approved
Tobiasson, H. (2015). Traces of Movement: Exploring physical activity in societal settings. (Doctoral dissertation). Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Traces of Movement: Exploring physical activity in societal settings
2015 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

How are we moving, or how much physical activities are present in societal settingssuch as eldercare units, schools, universities and offices? This general question was explored using different design-oriented approaches in four cases, with children,elderly, students and office workers. The results unveil a complexity of the problemarea that initially seemed quite straightforward. In many of the explored settings and situations, and for many of the participants, the activities they are engaged with do not include or encourage their abilities for physical movements to any great extent and this is not in line with the extent of movement that they actually desire. Physical activity can be defined as an activity performed through movement that expends energy. Research results from the public health domains and related areas show a major concern for the negative effects related to low levels of physical activity and prolonged sedentary postures found in many of the above-mentioned settings. In general, physical activities of today seem mainly related to sports, and specific activities designed for improving health and well-being. The participants in the four explorative case studies in this thesis demonstrated how they would like their physical activities to be integrated in the everyday activities of the different settings explored and not mainly as a separate activity specifically dedicated for health and well-being. How can knowledge of physical activity inform the design and development of interactive products and systems in these settings? New insights were gained through design-oriented explorations together with the participants inthe different field settings and through analysis of these observations. The results are not only the insights gained through the analysed empirical observations but also include a physical activity-oriented design method called Physical Movement Sketching as well as experiences from using Movement Probes. The experiences from using these two design methods led me to formulate a proposal for a new approach called Movement Acumen Design. This approach applies a socioecological perspective on physical activities. It provides methods and concepts to support the integration of physical activities into everyday activities performed with the support of interactive technology and it argues that physical activity should reclaim a more central role in these situations. Let us design for it to happen!

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2015. p. 129
Series
TRITA-CSC-A, ISSN 1653-5723 ; 2015:01
Keywords
Physical activity, physical literacy, everyday activities, research through design, participatory design and user experience
National Category
Human Aspects of ICT
Research subject
Human-computer Interaction
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-160153 (URN)978-91-7595-455-4 (ISBN)
Public defence
2015-03-13, F3, Lindstedtsvägen 26, KTH, Stokcholm, 11:25 (English)
Opponent
Supervisors
Note

QC 20150217

Available from: 2015-02-17 Created: 2015-02-17 Last updated: 2022-10-24Bibliographically approved
Bälter, O., Hedin, B. & Tobiasson, H. (2015). Walking with Seminars. In: KTH Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2015: . Paper presented at KTH Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2015, Stockholm, Sweden. KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Walking with Seminars
2015 (English)In: KTH Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2015, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2015Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Sedentary behavior is a growing health problem in the Western world. According to WHO, physical inactivity is the fourth most common cause of death in the world and behind 6 % of deaths. Students in teaching and learning situations are no exception where for example students from Luleå University of Technology on average sits around 10 hours per day, of which more than 6 hours are when at their university (Dijkstra & Syrén Sandström, 2014).

There is, therefore, from a public health aspect, reasons to find alternatives to sedentary teaching and learning situations. However, we have gone a step further and looked at opportunities to move also from a learning perspective. For example, "mind- wandering" is very widespread in teaching situations, where studies show that students can focus on average between 3-5 minutes before they lose focus (Rosen, Cheever & Carrier, 2012; Judd & Kennedy, 2011), which increased physical activity could possibly counteract . Furthermore, studies have shown that walking lead to increased creativity Oppezzo & Schwart, 2014).

In our study, four groups of 5-8 students performed a seminar while walking outdoors with a twofold purpose: to achive the health benefits mentioned above, but also to improve the quality of the seminars. In a questionnaire we examined how students experienced these seminars compared to traditional classroom-based seminars and their perception of communication during the seminars, the overall quality of the workshops and how they felt after the seminars.

The results are in favour of the walking seminars: the 23 students of 27) who answered the questionnaire report improved communication, sense of well-being and quality and 3 would like to see more such walking seminars at their university.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2015
Keywords
Seminars, Physical activity, Well-being
National Category
Media and Communication Technology
Research subject
Education and Communication in the Technological Sciences; Media Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-169060 (URN)
Conference
KTH Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2015, Stockholm, Sweden
Note

QC 20150617

Available from: 2015-06-10 Created: 2015-06-10 Last updated: 2022-06-23Bibliographically approved
Tobiasson, H., Hedman, A. & Gulliksen, J. (2014). Less Is Too Little – More Is Needed: Body-Motion Experience As A Skill In Design Education. In: Johan Redström, Erik Stolterman and Anna Valtonen (General Chairs) (Ed.), Design's Big Debates: Pusching the Boundaries of Design Research. Paper presented at DRS2014,Umeå, Sweden, June 16-19 2014 (pp. 1327-1341).
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Less Is Too Little – More Is Needed: Body-Motion Experience As A Skill In Design Education
2014 (English)In: Design's Big Debates: Pusching the Boundaries of Design Research / [ed] Johan Redström, Erik Stolterman and Anna Valtonen (General Chairs), 2014, p. 1327-1341Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Research shows that lack of physical activity in westernized societies has seriousnegative health consequences. We explore a physically sustainable design approachcentered around joyful physical activity in an effort to remedy this situation in some way.Much technology development has been blind for our basic human need for healthy, joyfulphysical activity. This paper presents our approach as used in an explorative case study.During a college course, thirty students explored how physical movement of their bodiescould be used as creative components in the design process. They engaged in what weintroduce in this paper as "physical movement sketching" - a method for experiencing,sharing and reflecting on designs through body movement. The students used thisapproach to generate, test and discuss new design concepts for outdoor gyms. Engagingin physical movement sketching allowed the students to both enjoy and trust their bodiesas design tools. We discuss how our students used physical movement in design andwhat we learned from the case study.

Keywords
Sketching; Physical movement; Wellbeing; Sustainability; Design space
National Category
Human Computer Interaction
Research subject
Art, Technology and Design
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-149633 (URN)
Conference
DRS2014,Umeå, Sweden, June 16-19 2014
Note

QC 20140826

Available from: 2014-08-25 Created: 2014-08-25 Last updated: 2024-03-15Bibliographically approved
Hedin, B., Bälter, O. & Tobiasson, H. (2014). Promenadseminarier - en seminarieform för ökad kvalitet och hälsa. In: LTHs 8:e Pedagogiska Inspirationskonferens, Lund, December 17, 2014: . Paper presented at LTHs 8:e Pedagogiska Inspirationskonferens, Lund, December 17, 2014. Lund University
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Promenadseminarier - en seminarieform för ökad kvalitet och hälsa
2014 (Swedish)In: LTHs 8:e Pedagogiska Inspirationskonferens, Lund, December 17, 2014, Lund University , 2014Conference paper, Published paper (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Stillasittande beteende är ett ökande hälsoproblem i västvärlden, så även bland studenter som i undervisnings- och studiesituationer oftast sitter. Vi har undersökt möjligheterna att genomföra seminarier i promenadform, där inte bara hälsovinster kan uppnås utan även att seminarierna i sig blir bättre. Resultaten visar att en stor majoritet av studenterna i studien föredrog promenadseminarier framför traditionella seminarier, där framför allt ökat välmående efter seminarierna uppnåddes, men även förbättrad kommunikation och förbättrad kvalitet. En överväldigande majoritet önskade också att promenadseminarier kunde erbjudas på fler kurser.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lund University, 2014
Keywords
Seminarier, stillasittande beteende
National Category
Didactics
Research subject
Media Technology; Human-computer Interaction
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-156075 (URN)
Conference
LTHs 8:e Pedagogiska Inspirationskonferens, Lund, December 17, 2014
Note

QC 20141208

Available from: 2014-11-19 Created: 2014-11-19 Last updated: 2022-06-23Bibliographically approved
Tobiasson, H., Hedman, A. & Yngve, S. (2014). Still at the Office: Designing for Physical Movement-Inclusion During Office Work. In: : . Paper presented at ICH'14 XIII Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computer Systems,27th to 31th October 2014, Brazil.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Still at the Office: Designing for Physical Movement-Inclusion During Office Work
2014 (English)Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

In this paper we describe, analyse and reflect onexperiences and knowledge generated from designing forphysical movement integration during office work. Work intraditional modern office settings provides few physicallydemanding tasks. Evidence from research indicates thatsedentary life styles are increasing our risk for developing ahost of diseases and other medical complications.Together with students and through user-centered design,concepts for inviting the body “back to work” weredeveloped. The concepts inspired the design of threephysical movement probes that were explored by officeworkers. The participants were encouraging to the attemptto transform the sedentary nature of office work into morephysically sustainable work. They described their workenvironments as filled with stuff for enhancing physicalactivity but these were seldom used. Integrating physicalmovements in the design of future office work tools mayhave considerable positive effects on public health.

Keywords
Design Tools and Techniques, User Interfaces
National Category
Interaction Technologies
Research subject
Human-computer Interaction
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-155532 (URN)
Conference
ICH'14 XIII Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computer Systems,27th to 31th October 2014, Brazil
Note

QC 20141117

Available from: 2014-11-06 Created: 2014-11-06 Last updated: 2024-03-15Bibliographically approved
Tobiasson, H., Hedman, A. & Sundblad, Y. (2012). Design space and opportunities for physical movement participation in everyday life. In: Proceedings of the 24th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2012: . Paper presented at 24th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2012, 26 November 2012 through 30 November 2012, Melbourne, VIC (pp. 607-615). ACM
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Design space and opportunities for physical movement participation in everyday life
2012 (English)In: Proceedings of the 24th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2012, ACM , 2012, p. 607-615Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This paper is motivated by our work in the European Culture project "Faust - or dis-inventing the A-bomb". The project explored how to raise consciousness about distressing technology development through dialogue with old and young people. When reviewing our work it struck us that we had overlooked that some of the prototypes designed by the young participants called for embodied participation. We had naively expected to see sheer technology innovations of the future. Here we reflect on sensitivities for the bodily/physical will to interact. We also discuss everyday life situations that could allow for natural physical engagement as a health benefit. Physical aspects are typically of little consideration in design projects, apart from projects that has body-movement as specific focus. We seek ways to adequately include a critical perspective in future design and to consider physical aspects more broadly in ICT projects for a human sustainable future. In many cases, the young participants showed us their concern for sustainability and well-being of both the environment and themselves and demonstrated through their prototypes a willingness to contribute through physical interaction.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
ACM, 2012
Keywords
design and sustainability, interaction design for the body, interactivity, motivation, movement, participation, physical interaction design, physical power
National Category
Human Computer Interaction
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-116854 (URN)10.1145/2414536.2414628 (DOI)2-s2.0-84872348602 (Scopus ID)978-145031438-1 (ISBN)
Conference
24th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2012, 26 November 2012 through 30 November 2012, Melbourne, VIC
Note

QC 20130128

Available from: 2013-01-28 Created: 2013-01-28 Last updated: 2024-03-15Bibliographically approved
Tobiasson, H., Hedman, A. & Sundblad, Y. (2012). Intergenerational Participatory Design with Physical Interaction. In: Theo Bastiaens; Gary Marks (Ed.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012: . Paper presented at World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 792-801).
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Intergenerational Participatory Design with Physical Interaction
2012 (English)In: Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 / [ed] Theo Bastiaens; Gary Marks, 2012, p. 792-801Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

In this paper Participatory design experience from several projects, involving people of allages and communication between them, is described and analysed. The projects range from design ofintergenerational communication in families and of school children’s tools for collaborative storytellingto interaction and communication around museum exhibits and ideas for interaction in a futuresustainable world. Special focus is put on approaches and methods used for motivating and encouragingactive participation. From this we conclude factors for success, e.g. selecting participants on motivation,equal footing, making stuff together, interesting technology. Common to the projects are not only usersof several generations but also instances of physical (bodily) interaction. Using not only eye and fingerbut also other senses and movements in the design not only gives resulting interaction ideas but alsostimulates user involvement in the design process, as another factor for success.

National Category
Humanities
Research subject
Human-computer Interaction
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-160145 (URN)978-1-880094-98-3 (ISBN)
Conference
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education
Note

QC 20150217

Available from: 2015-02-17 Created: 2015-02-17 Last updated: 2024-03-15Bibliographically approved
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ORCID iD: ORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0002-9595-3044

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