Sangmyung University Holds 'Digital Healthcare Symposium for Elderly'

Digital Healthcare Symposium Explores
Innovative Approaches to Elderly Health Management

The Global Humanities and Social Convergence Research Group at Sangmyung University announced on the 21st that it held the 'Digital Healthcare Symposium for Elderly Health Management' at the Mirae Baeknyeon Hall on the Seoul campus on the 14th.

Participants of Sangmyung University's 'Digital Healthcare Symposium for the Elderly' are taking a group photo. Sangmyung University

This symposium served as a forum to discuss practical applications of digital technology for preventive health management among the elderly, with broad participation from domestic and international researchers as well as fitness company representatives.

The researchers in attendance included Professors Choi Kyungkeun, Yoo Jinho, Kim Sungjae, Cho Ilhyung, Kang Seojeong, Lee Euicheol, and Lee Donghyun from Sangmyung University; Professor Byun Doyoung from Loughborough University in the UK; Professor Shin Jongcheol from Lehigh University in the US; Research Professor Koo Taeyeon from Chung-Ang University; and Visiting Researcher Lee Yoobin from Westminster School.

From the fitness industry, participants included Byun Myonseop, CEO of M Company; Seo Sangeun, CEO of Core Inside Lab; Yoo Jisang, CEO of Papgym; Kim Sungkwang, CEO of MNK Partners; and Jeon Jinwoo, CEO of Unique Good Community Research Institute.

The researchers and fitness company representatives shared diverse perspectives on promoting elderly health and improving the fitness environment.

The research team presented a research model analyzing the factors influencing the elderly's acceptance of digital healthcare devices, as well as findings categorizing technology acceptance patterns, and proposed practical implications for field application based on these results.

Subsequently, fitness company representatives shared cases and experiences aimed at improving the participation environment for fitness facility users, including facility improvement plans for general fitness centers, spinning centers, and apartment community facilities; analyses of personal trainer job structures; and strategies to encourage user engagement.

After the presentations, a Q&A session was held, followed by active discussions on designing a framework for preventive health management.

Professor Yoo Jinho, who attended the symposium, commented, "It was a meaningful opportunity to mutually share the achievements of the research group with field experts and to explore the possibilities of practical application by reflecting on-site feedback."

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