Comparing the Usability and Acceptability of Wearable Sensors Among Older Irish Adults in a Real-World Context: Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wearable devices are valuable assessment tools for patient outcomes in contexts such as clinical trials. To be successfully deployed, however, participants must be willing to wear them. Another concern is that usability studies are rarely published, often fail to test devices beyond 24 hours, and need to be repeated frequently to ensure that contemporary devices are assessed.

Objective

This study aimed to compare multiple wearable sensors in a real-world context to establish their usability within an older adult (>50 years) population.

Methods

Eight older adults wore seven devices for a minimum of 1 week each: Actigraph GT9x, Actibelt, Actiwatch, Biovotion, Hexoskin, Mc10 Biostamp_RC, and Wavelet. Usability was established through mixed methods using semist

SUBMITTER: Keogh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7199137 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature