Health-related consumer wearable use for elderly people
T. Wiesent, J. Alnatour, C. Heidl, B. Seeberger
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AbstractWearables – intelligent end devices worn on the body – can be used to record vital signs (DeClercq et al., 2017). The forecasts clearly show that wearables are going to increase in the future (Fotteler & Denkinger, 2021). Seifert et al. (2020) writes of a potential for older people. It was found that it is possible to monitor health remotely with the wearable (Olmedo-Aguirre et al., 2022). Furthermore, wearables are also described as creating a greater awareness of physical activity among older people (Gu et al., 2024). In addition, wearables can be used by older people to lead a self-determined life for longer period of time(Chung et al., 2023; Garcia Reyes et al., 2023). Especially, the acceptance of the health-related use of consumer wearables in everyday life and the associated health empowerment for healthier aging was not analyzed in the previous studies yet. This led to the following research question: What experiences do people have aged 60 and older with the usefulness of health functions of wrist-worn consumer wearables in everyday life?Keywords: technology use, health, wearables, older adults, well-being
T. Wiesent, J. Alnatour, C. Heidl, B. Seeberger (2024). Health-related consumer wearable use for elderly people. Gerontechnology, 23(2), 1-1
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2024.23.s.1022.opp