Characteristics and Attitudes of Wearable Device Users and Nonusers in a Large Health Care System.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Consumer wearable devices with health and wellness features are increasingly common and may enhance disease detection and management. Yet studies informing relationships between wearable device use, attitudes toward device data, and comprehensive clinical profiles are lacking.

Methods and results

WATCH-IT (Wearable Activity Tracking for Comprehensive Healthcare-Integrated Technology) studied adults receiving longitudinal primary or ambulatory cardiovascular care in the Mass General Brigham health care system from January 2010 to July 2021. Participants completed a 20-question electronic survey about perceptions and use of consumer wearable devices, with responses linked to electronic health records. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors as

SUBMITTER: Venn RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10863832 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature