Analyzing the changes of health condition and social capital of elderly people using wearable devices

Abstract

By using wearable devices, the participants had a better understanding of their own health, and were willing to take health-boosting measures. The participants were also more willing to increase their social capital and expand their social network.

Older Adults’ Experiences With Using Wearable Devices: Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis

“…Although not required in a meta-ethnography, we assessed study quality to facilitate the critical reading of each study to gauge its potential contribution to the analysis (see Table S2 in Multimedia Appendix 1 [9,[13][14][15][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44] for the checklist). We used the Evaluation Tool for Qualitative Studies (ETQS) [45], as this provides detailed instructions on applying the evaluation criteria, unlike the CASP (Critical Appraisals Skills Programme) tool [46,47].…”

“…In others, participants were randomly assigned to one of several devices [34,35]. The views of 349 participants (age: range 51-94 years) were synthesized, including those with previous breast cancer [32], obesity [36,37], resolving heart failure [30,37], Parkinson disease [38], dementia [15,39], and walking aids [9,29] and those who were fully independent and healthy [9,13,14,29,[31][32][33][34][35]37,[40][41][42][43][44]. Table 1 summarizes the results of the data extraction process.…”

“…Certain design features, such as appearance, weight, material, dimensions, and comfort, are particularly important. If the wearable device mimics a device already in the user's life (eg, wristwatch), it can be seamlessly integrated: [44] If the device does not have the user's desired features (eg, swimming, activity history, or GPS tracking), the user's perceived value of the device may be low: "Really, after the bloom got off the rose, I didn't like anything about it." [34] Conversely, users may tolerate design faults if they value the device.…”

“…Results of the reciprocal and refutation translation process. Expectation-confirmation theory; if the device meets the user's expectation, they may be more likely to adopt the deviceRenderXSocial capital and encouragement[13,15,36,39,41,44] GPS (security in case of a fall or getting lost), looks like a watch, comfortable location on the body (generally wrist or ankle), secure attachment, smaller, long battery life, fewer notifications, does not interfere with clothing, personalized notifications or alarms, thin and flexible band, simple attachment (easy to use with limited dexterity), comfortable to wear at night, easy to work (intelligibility), more diverse features, health-related features, tracks sleep, looks nice or cool, simple smartphone or tablet app, other activities that older adults may be doing, real-time feedback on app or device, smaller design, easy to synchronize, automatic logging of activity, goal tracking, view health information, help section, large and easy-to-press buttons, and easy to see (if falls on the floor)•Disliked features (in no particular order): looks like a medical device (aesthetics), frequent charging, auto-goal function, inaccuracy, having to wear in bed (if uncomfortable), not capturing all activities, large and rigid band, tethered to the smartphone, uncertainties about water damage and charging, complicated tablet or smartphone, no practical training, does not match clothes, difficult to put on, frequent alarms or notifications, difficult to interact with when on the ankle, not compatible with a smartphone, difficult to handle, and not suited for older adults…”

A study on medical Internet of Things and Big Data in personalized healthcare system

“…To visualize the usage of wearable devices in the healthcare system of older adults is a better understanding of the changes in their health conditions and promote their health management by themselves. Through wearable devices, the elders are eager to obtain the health advice to improve their living standards healthily [73]. The success of the healthcare system depends on security as well.…”