Opportunities of Wearable Technology to Increase Physical Activity in Individuals with Chronic Disease: An Editorial

Authors

Jennifer Scheid, Daemen CollegeFollow
Sarah West

Department

Health Promotion

Document Type

Article

Publication Source

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Publication Date

2019-08-28

Volume

16

Issue

17

Article Number

3124

Abstract

In this editorial, we will discuss one promising tool to encourage physical activity participation in individuals with chronic disease: The use of wearable technology.

Keywords

chronic disease, wearable technology, self-monitoring, accuracy, physical activity

DOI

10.3390/ijerph16173124

Comments

© 2019 The Authors.

This is an open access article made available under the CC BY 4.0 license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

Recommended Citation

Scheid, J. L., & West, S. L. (2019). Opportunities of Wearable Technology to Increase Physical Activity in Individuals with Chronic Disease: An Editorial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(17). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173124