Published on in Vol 20 , No 3 (2018) :March

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/9157, first published .
Using Fitness Trackers and Smartwatches to Measure Physical Activity in Research: Analysis of Consumer Wrist-Worn Wearables

Using Fitness Trackers and Smartwatches to Measure Physical Activity in Research: Analysis of Consumer Wrist-Worn Wearables

Using Fitness Trackers and Smartwatches to Measure Physical Activity in Research: Analysis of Consumer Wrist-Worn Wearables

André Henriksen 1 , MSc (Comp Sci), MBA ;   Martin Haugen Mikalsen 2 , BSc (Comp Sci) ;   Ashenafi Zebene Woldaregay 2 , MSc (Comp Eng), MSc (Telemed & e-Health) ;   Miroslav Muzny 3, 4 , MSc (Comp Sci) ;   Gunnar Hartvigsen 2 , MSc (Comp Sci), PhD ;   Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock 5 , RN, CRNA, MSc (Nursing), PhD ;   Sameline Grimsgaard 1 , MPH, MD, PhD

1 Department of Community Medicine , University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway , Tromsø , NO

2 Department of Computer Science , University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway , Tromsø , NO

3 Centre for Care Research , Norwegian University of Science and Technology , Gjøvik , NO

4 Spin-Off Company and Research Results Commercialization Center , 1st Faculty of Medicine , Charles University in Prague , Prague , CZ

5 Department of Health and Care Sciences , University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway , Tromsø , NO

Corresponding Author:

  • André Henriksen, MSc (Comp Sci), MBA
  • Department of Community Medicine
  • University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway
  • Postboks 6050 Langnes
  • Tromsø
  • NO
  • Phone: 47 77644000
  • Email: andre.henriksen@uit.no