Wearable activity trackers, accuracy, adoption, acceptance and health impact: A systematic literature review

Shin, Grace; Jarrahi, Mohammad Hossein; Yu, Fei; Karami, Amir; Gafinowitz, Nicci; Byun, Ahjung; Lu, Xiaopeng

doi:10.1016/j.jbi.2019.103153

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“…Furthermore, there were no inclusion criteria relating to previous technology experience, making the findings more transferable to the general older adult population. The experiences of older adults utilising activity trackers have been widely explored, 42 however the addition of ongoing feedback from a health professional in addition to the use of activity tracker has not been investigated. While incorporating the feedback from the activity tracker and the health professional is a limitation in the sense that it is not possible to separate the effects of each type of feedback, it is also a strength of the study.…”

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Older adults’ experiences of using a wearable activity tracker with health professional feedback over a 12-month randomised controlled trial

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Objective Wearable activity trackers can help older adults remain physically active. However, knowledge of the user experience during long-term use is scarce. Therefore, this study examined older adults’ experiences with, and perceptions of, wearable activity trackers combined with health professional feedback after a year’s use as part of a randomised controlled trial. Methods Twenty older adults (73.6 ± 5.5 years) who had used a Jawbone UP24 activity tracker for 12 months during a randomised controlled trial were recruited for this study. All participants had at least one chronic condition. Acceptability data relating to activity tracker wear time was combined with focus group data to explore participants experiences of long-term activity tracker use. Data was analysed using thematic analysis. Results The activity tracker was well-accepted with the device worn on an average of 86% of possible days and participants reported an overall positive experience. Four themes were identified: (a) increased sense of awareness of activity levels is related to motivation; (b) the level of engagement with the activity tracker influences the user experience; (c) the role of feedback from a health professional in providing ongoing support; d) the role of habits in supporting long-term behaviour change. Conclusions The use of an activity tracker combined with health professional support can assist older adults to maintain their activity levels over 12 months. Consideration should be given to the previous technology experience of users and the design and accuracy of an activity tracker when recommending their use in a research or clinical setting.

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Older adults’ experiences of using a wearable activity tracker with health professional feedback over a 12-month randomised controlled trial

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“…Fitness tracking technologies are popular not only among the consumers, but also researchers on humancomputer interaction and health informatics. The number of studies on activity tracking technologies increased over the last years [27]. Recently, it focuses more on the ubiquitous data collection and privacy [1,5,6,24,25].…”

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Fitness Tracking Technologies: Data Privacy Doesn’t Matter? The (Un)Concerns of Users, Former Users, and Non-Users

Fietkiewicz¹,

Ilhan²

2020

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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To be concerned about data privacy in the fitness tracking world is apparently not the question of age or fitness level. It also does not necessarily influence the actual use of fitness tracking technologies. In this empirical study, 590 participants from the EU and USA, who are current users, former users or non-users of fitness tracking applications, were surveyed (online) on their sensitivity perception of several data pieces collected with fitness trackers as well as their data privacy concerns. Furthermore, subgroups of different fitness tracking users were detected based on their different privacy unconcerns.

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“…Research regarding wearable activity-tracking devices comprises various studies focused around different themes. For instance, the number of studies specifically pertaining to wearable activity trackers totalled 463 between 2013 and 2017 (Shin et al, 2019). Amid the 463 studies, the largest segment (26%) centred on technological functioning; 23 percent comprised patient treatment and medical settings; and 18 percent addressed behavioural change.…”

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Wearable Activity-Tracking Device Feature Preference Amongst South African Generation Y Students

Muller¹

2020

International Journal of eBusiness and eGovernment Studies

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Wearable activity trackers, accuracy, adoption, acceptance and health impact: A systematic literature review

Cited by 243 publications

References 86 publications

Older adults’ experiences of using a wearable activity tracker with health professional feedback over a 12-month randomised controlled trial

Older adults’ experiences of using a wearable activity tracker with health professional feedback over a 12-month randomised controlled trial

Fitness Tracking Technologies: Data Privacy Doesn’t Matter? The (Un)Concerns of Users, Former Users, and Non-Users

Wearable Activity-Tracking Device Feature Preference Amongst South African Generation Y Students

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