Establishing a Global Standard for Wearable Devices in Sport and Fitness: Perspectives from the New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Members

Ash, Garrett I.; Stults‐Kolehmainen, Matthew; Gregory, Robert W.; Garber, Carol Ewing; Liu, Jason; Gerstein, Mark; González-Agüero, Alejandro; Constantinou, Demitri; Geistlinger, Michael; Guppy, Fergus; Pigozzi, Fabio; Pitsiladis, Yannis

doi:10.1249/jsr.0000000000000680

“…Research in user perceptions and preferences has provided some evidence that evoking the emotions of "delight" and "comfort" can help users connect with a device and enhance purchase intention and use (Liao, Tanner & MacDonald, 2020), which could be further problematic in children and adolescents. While global standards on the use of such devices are being established (Ash et al, 2020), and are a necessary step in their widespread use, potential benefits in physical activity, weight control, sleep, and diet have not been consistently validated. A recent systematic review has shown little benefit on chronic disease health outcomes in adults (Jo et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Ethical issues concerning the use of commercially available wearables in children

Panayiotou

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,

Protopapadakis

²

2022

JAHR (Rij., Online)

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Wearable and mobile technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in the last decade with technological advances creating a role from enhancing healthy living to monitoring and treating disease. However, the discussion about the ethical use of such commercial technology in the community, especially in minors, is lacking behind. In this paper, we first summarize the major ethical concerns that arise from the usage of commercially available wearable technology in children, with a focus on smart watches, highlighting issues around the consent process, mitigation of risk and potential confidentiality and privacy issues, as well as the potential for therapeutic misconceptions when used without medical advice. Then through a relevant thought experiment we move on to outline some further ethical concerns that are connected to the use of wearables by minors, to wit the issue of informed consent in the case of minors, forcing them to live in the spotlight, and compromising their right to an open future. We conclude with the view that mitigating potential pitfalls and enhancing the benefits of wearable technology especially for minors requires brave and comprehensive moral debates.

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“…Research in user perceptions and preferences has provided some evidence that evoking the emotions of "delight" and "comfort" can help users connect with a device and enhance purchase intention and use [22], which could be further problematic in children and adolescents. While global standards on the use of such devices are being established [23], and are a necessary step in their widespread use, potential benefits in physical activity, weight control, sleep and diet have not been consistently validated. A recent systematic review has shown little benefit on chronic disease health outcomes in adults [24].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethical Issues Concerning the Use of Data from Commercially Available Wearable Sensors in Children

Panayiotou¹,

Protopapadakis²

2021

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Wearable and mobile technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in the last decade with technological advances creating a role from enhancing healthy living to monitoring and treating disease. However, the discussion about the ethical use of such commercial technology in the community, especially in minors, is lacking behind. In this paper, we first summarize the major ethical concerns that arise from the usage of commercially available wearable technology in children, with a focus on smart watches, highlighting issues around the consent process, mitigation of risk and potential confidentiality and privacy issues, as well as the potential for therapeutic misconceptions when used without medical advice. Then through a relevant thought experiment we move on to outline some further ethical concerns that are connected to the use of wearables by minors, to wit the issue of informed consent in the case of minors, forcing them to live in the spotlight, and compromising their right to an open future. We conclude with the view that mitigating potential pitfalls and enhancing the benefits of wearable technology especially for minors requires brave and comprehensive moral debates.

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“…Importantly, the recent explosion of wearable technology/apps/devices with often unsubstantiated claims require quality assurance standards for wearable devices. Such concerns have prompted the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) to create a global standard for wearable devices in sport and fitness (Ash et al, 2020(Ash et al, , 2021. Organizations involved in sports nutrition also have the opportunity to engage in quality assurance processes to safeguard the credibility of the innovations in sports nutrition.…”

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confidence: 99%

New Opportunities to Advance the Field of Sports Nutrition

Jonvik

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,

King

²

,

Rollo

³

et al. 2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Sports nutrition is a relatively new discipline; with ~100 published papers/year in the 1990s to ~3,500+ papers/year today. Historically, sports nutrition research was primarily initiated by university-based exercise physiologists who developed new methodologies that could be impacted by nutrition interventions (e.g., carbohydrate/fat oxidation by whole body calorimetry and muscle glycogen by muscle biopsies). Application of these methods in seminal studies helped develop current sports nutrition guidelines as compiled in several expert consensus statements. Despite this wealth of knowledge, a limitation of the current evidence is the lack of appropriate intervention studies (e.g., randomized controlled clinical trials) in elite athlete populations that are ecologically valid (e.g., in real-life training and competition settings). Over the last decade, there has been an explosion of sports science technologies, methodologies, and innovations. Some of these recent advances are field-based, thus, providing the opportunity to accelerate the application of ecologically valid personalized sports nutrition interventions. Conversely, the acceleration of novel technologies and commercial solutions, especially in the field of biotechnology and software/app development, has far outstripped the scientific communities' ability to validate the effectiveness and utility of the vast majority of these new commercial technologies. This mini-review will highlight historical and present innovations with particular focus on technological innovations in sports nutrition that are expected to advance the field into the future. Indeed, the development and sharing of more “big data,” integrating field-based measurements, resulting in more ecologically valid evidence for efficacy and personalized prescriptions, are all future key opportunities to further advance the field of sports nutrition.

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Establishing a Global Standard for Wearable Devices in Sport and Fitness: Perspectives from the New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Members

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Ethical issues concerning the use of commercially available wearables in children

Ethical issues concerning the use of commercially available wearables in children

Ethical Issues Concerning the Use of Data from Commercially Available Wearable Sensors in Children

New Opportunities to Advance the Field of Sports Nutrition

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