Habit Formation in Wearable Activity Tracker Use Among Older Adults: Qualitative Study.
Habit Formation in Wearable Activity Tracker Use Among Older Adults: Qualitative Study.
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DOI：
10.2196/22488
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发表时间：
2021-01-19
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
Bowen M
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作者：
Peng W;Li L;Kononova A;Cotten S;Kamp K;Bowen M
可穿戴活动跟踪器是用于激励行为改变的流行设备。可穿戴活动跟踪器特别有利于鼓励轻度体力活动，如步行，这是老年人或无法以中等和剧烈水平进行体力活动的个人的理想行为。一个常见的问题是，人们不会继续使用这些可穿戴设备，随着人们脱离接触，最初的行为改变收益会逐渐减少。关于可穿戴活动跟踪器的持续使用的研究有限。习惯形成文献可以提供对可穿戴设备和其他健康信息设备的长期使用的见解。本研究旨在通过习惯形成的理论透镜，揭示老年人长期持续使用可穿戴设备的机制。对20名年龄在65岁或以上的参与者进行了深入访谈，他们使用可穿戴活动跟踪器超过6个月，以了解他们的经验以及他们为支持继续使用而采用的策略。数据的主题分析揭示了8个与习惯形成相关的主题，包括启动和目标设定，使用上下文线索，行动计划和应对计划。长期用户倾向于有意义地启动可穿戴活动跟踪器。他们通常从一个小的行为改变目标开始，然后逐渐增加，他们使用一致的时间和位置线索，使可穿戴活动跟踪器的使用成为常规。长期使用者还使用创造性的上下文线索和提醒来促进行动计划，参与应对计划来处理预期的问题，并具有积极的心态和创造性的策略来管理未实现和失误。这项针对可穿戴活动跟踪器长期用户的定性研究结果提出了增强老年人长期习惯形成的具体方法。长期用户的这些最佳实践可以为未来基于技术的行为干预设计提供信息。
Wearable activity trackers are popular devices used to motivate behavior change. Wearable activity trackers are especially beneficial for encouraging light physical activity such as walking, which is an ideal behavior for older adults or individuals who cannot be physically active at moderate and vigorous levels. A common problem is that people do not continue to use these wearable devices, with initial behavioral change gains eroding as people disengage. Limited research is available regarding the continued use of wearable activity trackers. The habit formation literature may provide insights into the long-term use of wearables and other health informatics devices. This study aims to uncover the mechanism underlying the long-term continued use of wearable devices among older adults through the theoretical lens of habit formation. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 participants who were aged 65 years or older and had used wearable activity trackers for more than 6 months to understand their experiences and the strategies they employed to support continued use. Thematic analysis of data revealed 8 themes related to habit formation, including aspects in initiation and goal setting, use of contextual cues, action planning, and coping planning. Long-term users tended to have meaningful initiation of wearable activity trackers. They usually started with a small behavioral change goal and gradually increased it. They used consistent time and locational cues to make the use of wearable activity trackers routine. Long-term users also used creative contextual cues and reminders to facilitate action planning, engaged in coping planning to deal with anticipated problems, and had a positive mindset and inventive strategies for managing unfulfillment and lapses. The results of this qualitative study of long-term users of wearable activity trackers suggest specific ways to enhance long-term habit formation among older adults. These best practices by long-term users can inform the future design of technology-based behavior interventions.
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