Acceptance of Commercially Available Wearable Activity Trackers Among Adults Aged Over 50 and With Chronic Illness: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation.

Kathryn Mercer Lora M Giangregorio Eric Schneider Parmit Chilana Melissa Li Kelly Anne Grindrod

Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2016)

For older adults living with chronic illness, wearable activity trackers are perceived as useful and acceptable. New users may need support to both set up the device and learn how to interpret their data.

Keyphrases

physical activity
heart rate
depressive symptoms
social support
mental health
electronic health record
randomized controlled trial
study protocol
drug induced
machine learning