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WR1_2_1: Abstract presentations: Physical Activity in Health and Rehabilitation: From Prescription to Practice Location: White room 1 Session Chair: Alexis Lion | |
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10:25am - 10:35am
Using AI-based web tool to support school nurses in promoting physical activity and healthy habits among Finnish children and adolescents - insights from the SmartCHANGE Likes, School of Health and Social Studies, Jamk University of Applied Sciences, Finland Purpose. SmartCHANGE project develops AI‑based digital tools to support healthier habits among children and adolescents. The project develops a web application for health care professionals and the HappyPlant mobile application for children and adolescents. This presentation focuses on the web application and describes its feasibility and school nurses’ experiences of using it. Web application uses AI-health risk prediction models, trained on large longitudinal datasets, to estimate children’s future health risk, visualise counterfactural scenarios, and support practitioners’ clinical decision-making. Methods. A feasibility study is underway in 2026. In Finland, a non-randomised controlled design includes eight school nurses and 100 pupils in grades 5 and 8. Pupils use the HappyPlant mobile app with activity trackers for three months, while school nurses use the web tool to assess risk, monitor progress, and provide tailored support. Feasibility data will be collected through surveys and semi‑structured focus groups. Results. Preliminary findings on the feasibility of the web application from the perspective of school nurses will be presented. Emerging findings describe usability, perceived benefit, integration into school health practice, and factors that enable or hinder the adoption of the SmartCHANGE web tool. Conclusions. SmartCHANGE offers novel tools to support preventive counselling in school healthcare by providing actionable, AI‑based insights to guide behaviour change. Feasibility findings will inform further refinement of the tools and support their broader scalability to promote physical activity and healthy habits among children and adolescents. Support: SmartCHANGE brings together 14 organisations from nine countries and is funded by the Horizon Europe programme (2023-2027). | |
