Technology Adoption, Motivational Aspects, and Privacy Concerns of Wearables in the German Running Community: Field Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the availability of a great variety of consumer-oriented wearable devices, perceived usefulness, user satisfaction, and privacy concerns have not been fully investigated in the field of wearable applications. It is not clear why healthy, active citizens equip themselves with wearable technology for running activities, and what privacy and data sharing features might influence their individual decisions.

Objective

The primary aim of the study was to shed light on motivational and privacy aspects of wearable technology used by healthy, active citizens. A secondary aim was to reevaluate smart technology adoption within the running community in Germany in 2017 and to compare it with the results of other studies and our own study from 2016.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Wiesner M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6315235 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature