Participants' Perceptions on the Use of Wearable Devices to Reduce Sitting Time: Qualitative Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent epidemiological evidence indicates that, on average, people are sedentary for approximately 7.7 hours per day. There are deleterious effects of prolonged sedentary behavior that are separate from participation in physical activity and include increased risk of weight gain, cancer, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and heart disease. Previous trials have used wearable devices to increase physical activity in studies; however, additional research is needed to fully understand how this technology can be used to reduce sitting time.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to explore the potential of wearable devices as an intervention tool in a larger sedentary behavior study through a general inductive and deductive analysis of focus group discussions.

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SUBMITTER: Takemoto M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5897621 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature