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. 2021 Jun 30;21(13):4472. doi: 10.3390/s21134472

Table 3.

Reasons for using and not using wearable devices.

Reasons Responses k (%) Brands Mentioned (Number of Users)
Reason for using (k = 37)
I want to track my activity 21 (56.8) Fitbit (3), Polar (2), Garmin (5), Apple Watch (9), Suunto (1), Mi Fit 2 (1)
I want to track my sleep 6 (16.2) Fitbit (2), Polar (1), Garmin (1), Apple Watch (2)
I want to track the calories I consume 5 (13.5) Fitbit (1), Polar (2), Apple Watch (2)
I want to track the water I drink 1 (2.7) Fitbit (1)
Other reasons 4 (10.8) Apple Watch (1), Polar (1), Garmin (1), Samsung Gear (1)
Reason for not using (k = 42)
I lost interest in it 24 (57.1) Fitbit (11), Garmin (1), Apple Watch (4), Misfit (2), Mio (1),
It got broken 10 (23.8) Fitbit (4), Garmin (1), Apple Watch (3), Nike Watch (2)
It got stolen 3 (7.1) Fitbit (1), Apple Watch (3)
Other reasons 4 (9.5) Fitbit (3), Apple Watch (2), Misfit (1)