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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Behavioral sciences
Biomedical monitoring
data analysis
Diabetes
Diseases
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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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