The understanding and interpretation of innovative technology-enabled multidimensional physical activity feedback in patients at risk of future chronic disease

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 5; p. e0126156
• Main Authors: Western, Max J, Peacock, Oliver J, Stathi, Afroditi, Thompson, Dylan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 04.05.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Activity patterns; Adult; Aged; Chronic Disease - epidemiology; Chronic Disease - prevention & control; Chronic diseases; Chronic illnesses; Computer graphics; Councils; Exercise; Feedback; Feedback, Sensory; Female; Health aspects; Health Behavior; Health care; Health risks; Human behavior; Humans; Initiatives; Innovations; Male; Medical equipment; Medical research; Middle Aged; Monitoring; Motor Activity; Patients; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Prevention; Public health; R&D; Research & development; Risk; Risk factors; Technological change; Technology; Technology application; Validity; Visual perception; United Kingdom

Innovative physical activity monitoring technology can be used to depict rich visual feedback that encompasses the various aspects of physical activity known to be important for health. However, it is unknown whether patients who are at risk of chronic disease would understand such sophisticated per...