Why the NHS should prescribe wearable fitness trackers

Heather May Morgan

Why the NHS should prescribe wearable fitness trackers

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Abstract

It’s not yet clear whether wearable fitness trackers, such as Fitbits, Jawbones and Microsoft Bands, really do encourage us to become healthier over the longer term. They might make us move more and eat healthier in the first few days of strapping them around our wrists, but how long before the novelty wears off?

Original language	English
Volume	Health + Medicine
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 16 Jun 2016

Bibliographical note

Heather Morgan's recent work was funded by The Wellcome Trust through the University of Aberdeen’s Institutional Strategic Support Fund under Grant RG12724-13. She is currently employed at the Health Services Research Unit at the University of Aberdeen, which is supported by the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates.

Keywords

obesity
type 2 diabetes
worried well
NHS
quantified self
fitness trackers
Medical Research Council
Body mass index

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Why the NHS should prescribe wearable fitness trackers

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