Wearables at work: preferences from an employee’s perspective

Aniek Joset Lentferink; Hilbrand  Oldenhuis; Martijn de Groot; Louis Polstra; Hugo Velthuijsen; Julia E.W.C. van Gemert-Pijnen

Wearables at work: preferences from an employee’s perspective

Aniek Joset Lentferink, Hilbrand Oldenhuis, Martijn de Groot, Louis Polstra, Hugo Velthuijsen, Julia E.W.C. van Gemert-Pijnen

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Abstract

This exploratory study aims to obtain a first impression of the wishes and needs of employees on the use of wearables at work for health promotion. 76 employ-ees with a mean age of 40 years old (SD ±11.7) filled in a survey after trying out a wearable. Most employees see the potential of using wearable devices for workplace health promotion. However, according to employees, some negative aspects should be overcome before wearables can effectively contribute to health promotion. The most mentioned negative aspects were poor visualization and un-pleasantness of wearing. Specifically for the workplace, employees were con-cerned about the privacy of data collection.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Apr 2017
Event	12th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2017 - Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 3 Apr 2017 → 6 Apr 2017 Conference number: 12 http://persuasivetechnology.eu/

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Conference	12th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2017
Abbreviated title	PERSUASIVE
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	3/04/17 → 6/04/17
Internet address	http://persuasivetechnology.eu/

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Workplace
wearable technology
health promotion

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