The researchers surveyed 1007 adult patients at six Federally Qualified Health Centers regarding wearable fitness trackers. Participants were asked a variety of questions centered around their exposure to, ownership of, interest in, and familiarity with fitness trackers. Findings indicate the majority interest in having fitness trackers. Barriers included cost and lack of information, revealing that broad digital health device adoption requires education, investment, and high-touch methods.

Figure 1. Fitness tracker survey results

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Holko M, Litwin TR. Munoz F, et al. Wearable fitness tracker use in federally qualified health center patients: strategies to improve the health of all of us using digital health devices. npj Digit. Med. 2022; 53(5). DOI: 10.1038/s41746-022-00593-x