Can Fitness Trackers Help Diabetic and Obese Users Make and Sustain Lifestyle Changes?

Can Fitness Trackers Help Diabetic and Obese Users Make and Sustain Lifestyle Changes?

Diabetic and obese users given a Fitbit fitness tracker for seven months identified the device's playfulness, practicality, persuasiveness, personalization, and privacy as the top motivators for its use. These results provide insights into designing wearable health monitors that are engaging en...

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Veröffentlicht in:Computer (Long Beach, Calif.) Calif.), 2017-03, Vol.50 (3), p.20-29
Hauptverfasser: Randriambelonoro, Mirana, Yu Chen, Pu, Pearl
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
activity monitoring
behavioral change
Behavioral sciences
Biomedical monitoring
data analysis
Diabetes
Diseases
Fitbit
Fitness
fitness tracking
health monitoring
health tracking
healthcare
Interviews
mobile
Obesity
QoL technologies
Quality of service
quality-of-life technologies
sensor technology
Sensors
Sugar
Tracking devices
wearable devices
Wearable technology
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Zusammenfassung:Diabetic and obese users given a Fitbit fitness tracker for seven months identified the device's playfulness, practicality, persuasiveness, personalization, and privacy as the top motivators for its use. These results provide insights into designing wearable health monitors that are engaging enough to effect long-term change.
ISSN:0018-9162
1558-0814
DOI:10.1109/MC.2017.92