Wearable fitness tracker use in federally qualified health center patients: strategies to improve the health of all of us using digital health devices

As the use of connected devices rises, an understanding of how digital health technologies can be used for equitable healthcare across diverse communities is needed. We surveyed 1007 adult patients at six Federally Qualified Health Centers regarding wearable fitness trackers. Findings indicate the m...

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Autores principales: Holko, Michelle, Litwin, Tamara R., Munoz, Fatima, Theisz, Katrina I., Salgin, Linda, Jenks, Nancy Piper, Holmes, Beverly W., Watson-McGee, Pamelia, Winford, Eboni, Sharma, Yashoda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9038923/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35469045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00593-x
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Sumario:As the use of connected devices rises, an understanding of how digital health technologies can be used for equitable healthcare across diverse communities is needed. We surveyed 1007 adult patients at six Federally Qualified Health Centers regarding wearable fitness trackers. Findings indicate the majority interest in having fitness trackers. Barriers included cost and lack of information, revealing that broad digital health device adoption requires education, investment, and high-touch methods.

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