Sociodemographics and Digital Health Literacy in Using Wearables for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Cross-Sectional Nationwide Survey in Germany
This study indicates sociodemographic disparities in wearable use among the German population and differences in digital health literacy between wearable users and non-users. A generational divide in wearable use was identified, with older adults being less likely to embrace this technology. This was especially true for older adults with lower digital health literacy. Future public health initiatives employing health technologies should take SDoH and DDoH into consideration to ensure effective and equitable impacts.
Authors
- Núria Pedrós Barnils (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6687-3600)
- Wolfgang Ahrens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3777-570X)
- Chen-Chia Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2710-3259)
- Hajo Zeeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7509-242X)
- Benjamin Schüz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0801-498X)
- Stephanie Hoffmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6887-2831)
- Saskia Muellmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8650-8395)
- Karina Karolina De Santis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7647-6767)
- Jacob Spallek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6312-034X)
Institutions
- University of Bremen (DE)
- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS (DE)
- Leibniz ScienceCampus Primate Cognition (DE)
- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Prevention
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-024-00821-y
- Citations
- 15
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.74
Funders
- Freie Hansestadt Bremen
- Universität Bremen
- Leibniz-Gemeinschaft