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A qualitative examination of the factors affecting the adoption of injury focused wearable technologies in recreational runners
PURPOSE: Understanding the perceived efficacy and ease of use of technologies will influence initial adoption and sustained utilization. The objectives of this study were to determine the metrics deemed important by runners for monitoring running-related injury (RRI) risk, and identify the facilitat...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9258862/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35793284 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265475 |
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author | Lacey, Aisling Whyte, Enda O’Keeffe, Sinéad O’Connor, Siobhán Moran, Kieran |
author_facet | Lacey, Aisling Whyte, Enda O’Keeffe, Sinéad O’Connor, Siobhán Moran, Kieran |
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description | PURPOSE: Understanding the perceived efficacy and ease of use of technologies will influence initial adoption and sustained utilization. The objectives of this study were to determine the metrics deemed important by runners for monitoring running-related injury (RRI) risk, and identify the facilitators and barriers to their use of injury focused wearable technologies. METHODS: A qualitative focus group study was undertaken. Nine semi-structured focus groups with male (n = 13) and female (n = 14) recreational runners took place. Focus groups were audio and video recorded, and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were thematically analysed. A critical friend approach was taken to data coding, and multiple methods of trustworthiness were executed. RESULTS: Excessive loading and inadequate recovery were deemed the most important risk factors to monitor for RRI risk. Other important factors included training activities, injury status and history, and running technique. The location and method of attachment of a wearable device, the design of a smartphone application, and receiving useful injury-related information will affect recreational runners’ adoption of injury focused technologies. CONCLUSIONS: Overtraining, training-related and individual-related risk factors are essential metrics that need to be monitored for RRI risk. RRI apps should include the metrics deemed important by runners, once there is supporting evidence-based research. The difficulty and/or ease of use of a device, and receiving useful feedback will influence the adoption of injury focused running technologies. There is a clear willingness from recreational runners to adopt injury focused wearable technologies whilst running. |
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spelling | pubmed-92588622022-07-07 A qualitative examination of the factors affecting the adoption of injury focused wearable technologies in recreational runners Lacey, Aisling Whyte, Enda O’Keeffe, Sinéad O’Connor, Siobhán Moran, Kieran PLoS One Research Article PURPOSE: Understanding the perceived efficacy and ease of use of technologies will influence initial adoption and sustained utilization. The objectives of this study were to determine the metrics deemed important by runners for monitoring running-related injury (RRI) risk, and identify the facilitators and barriers to their use of injury focused wearable technologies. METHODS: A qualitative focus group study was undertaken. Nine semi-structured focus groups with male (n = 13) and female (n = 14) recreational runners took place. Focus groups were audio and video recorded, and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were thematically analysed. A critical friend approach was taken to data coding, and multiple methods of trustworthiness were executed. RESULTS: Excessive loading and inadequate recovery were deemed the most important risk factors to monitor for RRI risk. Other important factors included training activities, injury status and history, and running technique. The location and method of attachment of a wearable device, the design of a smartphone application, and receiving useful injury-related information will affect recreational runners’ adoption of injury focused technologies. CONCLUSIONS: Overtraining, training-related and individual-related risk factors are essential metrics that need to be monitored for RRI risk. RRI apps should include the metrics deemed important by runners, once there is supporting evidence-based research. The difficulty and/or ease of use of a device, and receiving useful feedback will influence the adoption of injury focused running technologies. There is a clear willingness from recreational runners to adopt injury focused wearable technologies whilst running. Public Library of Science 2022-07-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9258862/ /pubmed/35793284 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265475 Text en © 2022 Lacey et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Lacey, Aisling Whyte, Enda O’Keeffe, Sinéad O’Connor, Siobhán Moran, Kieran A qualitative examination of the factors affecting the adoption of injury focused wearable technologies in recreational runners |
title | A qualitative examination of the factors affecting the adoption of injury focused wearable technologies in recreational runners |
title_full | A qualitative examination of the factors affecting the adoption of injury focused wearable technologies in recreational runners |
title_fullStr | A qualitative examination of the factors affecting the adoption of injury focused wearable technologies in recreational runners |
title_full_unstemmed | A qualitative examination of the factors affecting the adoption of injury focused wearable technologies in recreational runners |
title_short | A qualitative examination of the factors affecting the adoption of injury focused wearable technologies in recreational runners |
title_sort | qualitative examination of the factors affecting the adoption of injury focused wearable technologies in recreational runners |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9258862/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35793284 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265475 |
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