How are wearable activity trackers adopted in older adults? Comparison between subjective adoption attitudes and physical activity performance

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dc.contributor.authorLee, Byung Cheol
dc.contributor.authorXie, Junfei
dc.contributor.authorAjisafe, Toyin
dc.contributor.authorKim, Sung-Hee
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4189-0970en_US
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4189-0970
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4189-0970https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4189-0970
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4189-0970
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4189-0970
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-26T20:04:37Z
dc.date.available2021-10-26T20:04:37Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-15
dc.description.abstractWearable activity trackers can motivate older adults to engage in the recommended daily amount of physical activity (PA). However, individuals may not maintain their use of the trackers over a longer period. To investigate the attitudes of activity tracker adoption and their effects on actual PA performance, we conducted a three-month study. We gave activity trackers to 16 older adults and assessed attitudes on activity tracker adoption through a survey during the study period. We extracted participants’ PA measures, step counts, and moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) times. We observed significant differences in adoption attitudes during the three different periods (χ2(2, 48) = 6.27, p < 0.05), and PA measures followed similar decreasing patterns (F(83, 1357) = 12.56, 13.94, p < 0.00001). However, the Pearson correlation analysis (r = 0.268, p = 0.284) and a Bland–Altman plot indicated a bias between two PA measures. Positive attitudes at the initial stage did not persist through the study period, and both step counts and length of MVPA time showed waning patterns in the study period. The longitudinal results from both measures demonstrated the patterns of old adults’ long-term use and adoption. Considering the accuracy of the activity tracker and older adults’ athletic ability, MVPA times are more likely to be a reliable measure of older adults’ long-term use and successful adoption of activity trackers than step counts. The results support the development of better activity tracker design guidelines that would facilitate long-term adoption among older adults.en_US
dc.description.abstractWearable activity trackers can motivate older adults to engage in the recommended daily amount of physical activity (PA). However, individuals may not maintain their use of the trackers over a longer period. To investigate the attitudes of activity tracker adoption and their effects on actual PA performance, we conducted a three-month study. We gave activity trackers to 16 older adults and assessed attitudes on activity tracker adoption through a survey during the study period. We extracted participants’ PA measures, step counts, and moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) times. We observed significant differences in adoption attitudes during the three different periods (χ2(2, 48) = 6.27, p < 0.05), and PA measures followed similar decreasing patterns (F(83, 1357) = 12.56, 13.94, p < 0.00001). However, the Pearson correlation analysis (r = 0.268, p = 0.284) and a Bland–Altman plot indicated a bias between two PA measures. Positive attitudes at the initial stage did not persist through the study period, and both step counts and length of MVPA time showed waning patterns in the study period. The longitudinal results from both measures demonstrated the patterns of old adults’ long-term use and adoption. Considering the accuracy of the activity tracker and older adults’ athletic ability, MVPA times are more likely to be a reliable measure of older adults’ long-term use and successful adoption of activity trackers than step counts. The results support the development of better activity tracker design guidelines that would facilitate long-term adoption among older adults.
dc.identifier.citationLee, B.C., Xie, J., Ajisafe, T. and Kim, S.H., 2020. How are wearable activity trackers adopted in older adults? Comparison between subjective adoption attitudes and physical activity performance. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(10), p.3461.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLee, B.C., Xie, J., Ajisafe, T. and Kim, S.H., 2020. How are wearable activity trackers adopted in older adults? Comparison between subjective adoption attitudes and physical activity performance. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(10), p.3461.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103461
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/89859
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectactivity trackeren_US
dc.subjectadoption attitudeen_US
dc.subjectstep counten_US
dc.subjectmvpa timeen_US
dc.subjectlong-term useen_US
dc.subjectactivity tracker
dc.subjectadoption attitude
dc.subjectstep count
dc.subjectmvpa time
dc.subjectlong-term use
dc.titleHow are wearable activity trackers adopted in older adults? Comparison between subjective adoption attitudes and physical activity performanceen_US
dc.titleHow are wearable activity trackers adopted in older adults? Comparison between subjective adoption attitudes and physical activity performance
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.typeArticle

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