The long-term effects of technology-enhanced wearables on healthy lifestyle behaviours

The long-term effects of technology-enhanced wearables on healthy lifestyle behaviours

The study investigated the long-term effects of technology-enhanced wearables on healthy lifestyle behaviours. Wearables are technology-enhanced devices that are capable of monitoring and record body impulses. Research targeted groups of people who have used the wearable before mostly to collect reliable data focusing on both the old and young generation that resides in the United Kingdom. Conducting the study was important in identifying the effects of using wearables, especially when monitoring the health condition. Data analysed were gathered from the respondents through the use of semi-structured questionnaires and interviews. The researcher employed a mixed research method to investigate the research problem in which data were collected and analysed through descriptive and inferential statistics and thematic analysis. On the usage of wearables, the majority (88.5%) of respondents have used them in the past.  Analysing the questionnaire data analysis, most of the respondents supported the various objectives variable that was part of the research.  On factors motivating consumers to use wearables, the statistical skewness was big and positive, which means most respondent supports the variables listed. The role technology plays also represented with a big and positive statistical skewness that means most respondents supported the phenomenon.  Lastly, the long term effects of wearable variables highlighted were supported by the participants as shown by big and positive skewness of statistical analysis. Findings of the interview data also generated similar codes that indicate similar results as the findings mentioned above.

Keywords: wearable, technology, motivation, effects, long-term, consumers, body impulse