Wearable activity trackers and health awareness: Nursing implications

作     者：Karen-Leigh Edward Loretta Garvey Muhammad Aziz Rahman Karen-Leigh Edward;Loretta Garvey;Muhammad Aziz Rahman

作者机构：Department of Health ProfessionsSchool of Health SciencesFaculty of HealthArts and DesignSwinburne University of TechnologyAustralia Human and Health SciencesUniversity of HuddersfieldUnited Kingdom School of Nursing and Healthcare ProfessionsFederation UniversityAustralia 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Nursing Sciences》 (国际护理科学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2020年第7卷第2期

页      码：179-183页

摘      要：Purpose:Wearable devices are commonly used to measure physical ***,it remains unclear the effect of wearing these devices on health *** aim was to provide evidence related to wearing physical activity trackers and health ***:A quantitative comparison study design was used comparing participants who wore physical activity tracking devices(n=108)and those who did not(n=112).A paper-based Physical Health Knowledge survey designed for the purpose of this research was used for data collection in ***:A difference between participants who wore physical activity tracking devices and those that did not was identified in relation to activity levels and physical health *** devices are suggested as an opportunity for nurses to engage people in physical activity with the potential to improve their health ***:Nurses are well placed in the healthcare landscape to work with patients who own an activity tracker device concerning increasing activity *** information the patient has from the device can also form the basis of health discussions between nurses and the people in their care.

主 题 词：Exercise Fitness trackers Health behaviour Health literacy Wearable electronic devices 

学科分类：1011[医学-护理学类] 10[医学] 

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D　O　I：10.1016/j.ijnss.2020.03.006

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