Behavior change techniques present in wearable activity trackers: A critical analysis

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Mercer, Kathryn ^a   Li, Melissa ^a   Giangregorio, Lora ^a   Burns, Catherine ^a   Grindrod, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic disease management; Mobile health; Older adults; Physical activity; Wearables

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975143046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.4461     Document Type: Article

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