Opening the black box of fitness tracking: Understanding the mechanisms of feedback in motivating physical activity among older Singaporeans

Opening the black box of fitness tracking: Understanding the mechanisms of feedback in motivating physical activity among older Singaporeans

This paper examines how older adults interact with fitness trackers and how that interaction influences their physical activity. We carried out qualitative interviews with 22 individuals between the ages of 55 and 72 who had used fitness trackers as part of a six-week field experiment investigating...

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Main Authors: LIN, Sapphire H., LING, Rich, ROSENTHAL, Sonny
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
Subjects:
behaviour change
fitness trackers
Mobile health
personalised feedback
real-time feedback
wearables
Asian Studies
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/191
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/cis_research/article/1190/viewcontent/Opening_the_black_box_of_fitness_tracking__understanding_the_mechanisms_of_feedback_in_motivating_physical_activity_among_older_Singaporeans.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/cis_research/article/1190/viewcontent/Opening_the_black_box_of_fitness_tracking__understanding_the_mechanisms_of_feedback_in_motivating_physical_activity_among_older_Singaporeans.pdf

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