Professionals and clients see the potential of apps and wearables in supporting an active lifestyle. However, they are not yet widely used due to barriers such as limitations of current apps and concerns about the use by clients. Future research ideas: • Gain more insight into the factors that explain …

Results of an explorative study to gather experiences and identify barriers and facilitators for using e-health apps and wearables.

Short pitch about project Quantified Self @Work with the focus on the use of wearables during this project.

BACKGROUND: A lack of physical activity is considered to cause 6% of deaths globally. Feedback from wearables such as activity trackers has the potential to encourage daily physical activity. To date, little research is available on the natural development of adherence to activity trackers or on potential …

Bezoek Università Cattolica Milaan - Presentatie promotieonderzoek Quantified Self @Work

HTHT minor Science2Society case lecture

The creation of a reference model and a demo facility for an application, that is using wearables to improve an existing process in the logistics sector.

This exploratory study aims to obtain a first impression of the wishes and needs of employees on the use of wearables at work for health promotion. 76 employ-ees with a mean age of 40 years old (SD ±11.7) filled in a survey after trying out a wearable. Most employees see the potential of using wearable …