Diffusion of the Digital Health Self-Tracking Movement in Canada: Results of a National Survey.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:With the ever-increasing availability of mobile apps, consumer wearables, and smart medical devices, more and more individuals are self-tracking and managing their personal health data. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the diffusion of the digital self-tracking movement in Canada. It provides a comprehensive, yet detailed account of this phenomenon. It examines the profile of digital self-trackers, traditional self-trackers, and nontrackers, further investigating the primary motivations for self-tracking and reasons for nontracking; barriers to adoption of connected care technologies; users' appreciation of their self-tracking devices, including what they perceive to be the main benefits; factors that influence people's intention to continue using connected car

SUBMITTER: Pare G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5956159 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature