Assessing Validity of the Fitbit Indicators for U.S. Public Health Surveillance

Personally generated health data are increasingly used to report on population prevalence and trends, providing a new avenue for public health surveillance. Documentation of acceptable measurement properties to ensure correct interpretations should precede their use. One common source of personally...

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Published in:American journal of preventive medicine 2017-12, Vol.53 (6), p.931-932
Main Authors: Evenson, Kelly R., Wen, Fang, Furberg, Robert D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data collection
Exercise
Feedback
Fitness Trackers - standards
Health information
Health surveillance
Humans
Measurement
Physical activity
Physical Fitness
Public health
Public Health Surveillance
Surveillance
Tracking
United States
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Summary:Personally generated health data are increasingly used to report on population prevalence and trends, providing a new avenue for public health surveillance. Documentation of acceptable measurement properties to ensure correct interpretations should precede their use. One common source of personally generated health data comes from activity trackers, self-worn devices that provide feedback and long-term tracking on physical activity-related metrics. Activity trackers are relatively unobtrusive and low cost, with 12.5% of U.S.
ISSN:0749-3797
1873-2607
DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2017.06.005