Wearables at work: preferences from an employee’s perspective

Aniek Lentferink; Hilbrand Oldenhuis; Martijn de Groot; Louis Polstra; Hugo Velthuijsen; Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen

Wearables at work: preferences from an employee’s perspective

Aniek Lentferink, Hilbrand Oldenhuis, Martijn de Groot, Louis Polstra, Hugo Velthuijsen, Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen

University of Twente, Psychology, Health & Technology

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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
Title of host publication	Persuasive technology
Subtitle of host publication	Development and implementation of personalized technologies to change attitudes and behaviours
Editors	Peter W. de Vries, Thomas van Rompay
Pages	46-48
Publication status	Published - Apr 2017
Event	12th International Conference on Persuasive Technology 2017 - Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 4 Apr 2017 → 6 Apr 2017 Conference number: 12th http://persuasivetechnology.eu/

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Conference	12th International Conference on Persuasive Technology 2017
Abbreviated title	PERSUASIVE 2017
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	4/04/17 → 6/04/17
Internet address	http://persuasivetechnology.eu/

Keywords

labour sciences
employees
wearables

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Lentferink, A, Oldenhuis, H, de Groot, M, Polstra, L , Velthuijsen, H & van Gemert-Pijnen, L 2017, Wearables at work: preferences from an employee’s perspective. in PW de Vries & T van Rompay (eds), Persuasive technology: Development and implementation of personalized technologies to change attitudes and behaviours. pp. 46-48, 12th International Conference on Persuasive Technology 2017, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 4/04/17.

Wearables at work: preferences from an employee’s perspective. / Lentferink, Aniek; Oldenhuis, Hilbrand; de Groot, Martijn et al.
Persuasive technology: Development and implementation of personalized technologies to change attitudes and behaviours. ed. / Peter W. de Vries; Thomas van Rompay. 2017. p. 46-48.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Contribution to conference proceeding › Academic › peer-review

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