Using Wearable Devices and Smartphones to Track Physical Activity: Initial Activation, Sustained Use, and Step Counts Across Sociodemographic Characteristics in a National Sample

Ann Intern Med. 2017 Nov 21;167(10):755-757. doi: 10.7326/M17-1495. Epub 2017 Sep 26.

Authors

Mitesh S Patel¹, Luca Foschini¹, Gregory W Kurtzman¹, Jingsan Zhu¹, Wenli Wang¹, Charles A L Rareshide¹, Susan M Zbikowski¹

Affiliation

¹ From University of Pennsylvania and Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Evidation Health, Santa Barbara, California; and Humana, Seattle, Washington.

PMID: 28973116
DOI: 10.7326/M17-1495

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Exercise*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mobile Applications
Smartphone*
United States
Wearable Electronic Devices*
Young Adult