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. 2020 Jul 16;17(14):5146. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17145146

Table 3.

Themes of interest.

Codes Frequency Reference Number
Biosensor Characteristics
Portable 11 [11,22,23,24,25,30,33,34,35,38,40]
Remote/Hands-off 7 [11,24,25,26,28,36,38]
On-site analysis (no separate lab test needed) 12 [11,22,23,24,26,27,28,29,34,35,36,40]
Continuously gathering data/longitudinal data collection 7 [11,24,25,27,28,31,38]
Easy to use without extensive technical knowledge, time or money involved 9 [21,22,24,27,30,32,37,38,40]
Comparison to Current Methods
More Rapid than conventional data collection methods 8 [11,23,26,32,33,34,35,39]
Less Rapid than conventional data collection methods None mentioned n/a
Higher user acceptability/less invasive 7 [22,23,24,25,26,27,38]
Less user acceptability due to obstruction of their daily behaviors, feeling discomfort from being surveyed, etc. 1 [26]
Low Cost 14 [11,21,23,24,25,30,31,32,33,34,35,37,38,39]
High Cost None mentioned n/a