Older adults' experiences of using a wearable activity tracker with health professional feedback over a 12-month randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Wearable activity trackers can help older adults remain physically active. However, knowledge of the user experience during long-term use is scarce. Therefore, this study examined older adults' experiences with, and perceptions of, wearable activity trackers combined with health professional feedback after a year's use as part of a randomised controlled trial.

Methods

Twenty older adults (73.6 ± 5.5 years) who had used a Jawbone UP24 activity tracker for 12 months during a randomised controlled trial were recruited for this study. All participants had at least one chronic condition. Acceptability data relating to activity tracker wear time was combined with focus group data to explore participants experiences of long-term activity tracker use. Data was analysed usi

SUBMITTER: Brickwood KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7218318 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature