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The tracking of one’s own physical activity with mobile devices is a way of monitoring and motivating oneself to remain healthy. Older adults’ general use of mobile devices for physical activity tracking has not yet been examined systematically. The study aimed to describe the use of physical activity trackers, smartwatches and smartphones, or tablets for tracking physical activity and to examine the reasons for the use of these technologies.

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This page is a summary of: The use of mobile devices for physical activity tracking in older adults’ everyday life, Digital Health, January 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2055207617740088.
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