Obesity, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease are considered widespread diseases in Germany. At the same time, digital services promise quick help: smartwatches provide an overview of health data such as blood pressure and pulse, and online sports courses are supposed to bring the gym into your own living room. However, those for whom such offers would be particularly useful hardly use them: older people. As a fellow at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg in Delmenhorst, health scientist Dr. Kufre Okop is investigating how this can be changed, in close cooperation with BIPS. 

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