Consumer Wearable Usage to Collect Health Data Among Adults Living in Germany: Nationwide Observational Survey Study
Adults living in Germany owning a CW are younger, have a higher income, and are more physically active than individuals who do not use a CW. This means that the population groups that would be in particular need of health care are not sufficiently represented in these health datasets. Researchers should consider the selectivity of CW users when planning to use CW health data to answer research questions.
Authors
- Kristin Manz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1213-516X)
- Ilter Öztürk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9840-0431)
- Julika Loss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9811-1002)
- Susan Krug (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5976-2515)
- Johannes Lemcke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7000-2250)
- Charlotte Kühnelt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8582-055X)
Institutions
- Robert Koch Institute (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR mhealth and uhealth
- Published
- 2025-06-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/59199
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82