ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2025
Exploring digital health: a qualitative study on adults' experiences with health apps and wearables.
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- Mobile Apps to Improve Health Parameters in Healthy Adults: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Pooled it
- Crafting the ideal multidimensional active ageing intervention with wearables for older adults: insights from a qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- What do women value in a maternal education app? A sequential mixed-methods study on user perspectives of EMAeHealth.European journal of midwifery · 2026Article
- Smartphone Apps and Wearables for Health Parameters in Young Adulthood: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- A Conceptual Framework for User Trust in AI Biosensors: Integrating Cognition, Context, and Contrast.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Young adults' perceptions of digital health technology for improving exercise: A qualitative study.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
purposeFrom an active ageing perspective, investigating how adults use apps and wearables for health purposes might improve well-being strategies supported by widely adopted technologies. This study investigated adults' perceptions of using apps and wearables for health purposes.
methodsA qualitative interview study was conducted. Adults (+18) using an app/wearable to monitor at least one health variable (e.g. physical activity and diet) were eligible. Transcriptions were analysed using the Reflexive Thematic Analysis.
resultsNineteen participants (34.3 ± 14.5 years; men/women: 8/11) joined the study and from their transcriptions 5 themes were created: 1) Easy and accurate monitoring of health: balancing users' needs and technological challenges; 2) Self-improvement and motivation: usefulness of rewarding behaviours and gamification towards achievements; 3) Requiring personalized apps and wearables: aesthetics and wearability; 4) Beyond simple monitoring: prevention and care throughout daily life; 5) Awareness of potentially dangerous digital data world: from distress to fixation.
conclusionsApps and wearables were highly valued by our participants for effectively managing and enhancing their health and sports performance while ensuring education, motivation, ease of use, safety, and prevention. However, issues such as privacy concerns, wearability, and lack of integration need to be addressed to improve adoption, enhance usability and support active ageing initiatives.
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