Table 3 Participants’ complaints regarding activity trackers
From: Users’ experiences of wearable activity trackers: a cross-sectional study
Complaints | Former (n = 37) | Current (n = 200) | Total (N = 237) | Significance of between group differences | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | N (%) | p | ||||
None | 6 | (16.2%) | 65 | (32.5%) | 71 | (30.0%) | .047* |
Low battery life | 11 | (29.7%) | 37 | (18.5%) | 48 | (20.0%) | .12 |
Problems uploading data to supporting software | 11 | (29.7%) | 34 | (17.0%) | 45 | (19.0%) | .07 |
Does not go with my outfit | 6 | (16.2%) | 38 | (19.0%) | 44 | (18.6%) | .69 |
Inaccurate at recording data | 6 | (16.2%) | 33 | (16.5%) | 39 | (16.5%) | .97 |
General wear and tear | 8 | (21.6%) | 24 | (12.0%) | 32 | (13.5%) | .12 |
Technical issues | 6 | (16.2%) | 23 | (11.5%) | 29 | (12.2%) | .42 |
Uncomfortable | 6 | (16.2%) | 14 | (7.0%) | 20 | (8.4%) | .10 |
Falls off | 8 | (21.6%) | 9 | (4.5%) | 17 | (7.2%) | <.001* |
Problem navigating supporting website/technology | 2 | (5.4%) | 14 | (7.0%) | 16 | (6.8%) | 1.00 |
Other | 2 | (5.4%) | 12 | (6.0%) | 14 | (5.9%) | 1.00 |
Problems with screen | 3 | (8.1%) | 7 | (3.5%) | 10 | (4.2%) | .19 |
Problem interpreting the data | 3 | (8.1%) | 7 | (3.5%) | 10 | (4.2%) | .19 |
Skin irritation | 1 | (2.7%) | 5 | (2.5%) | 6 | (2.5%) | 1.00 |
Lost it | 3 | (8.1%) | 2 | (1.0%) | 5 | (2.1%) | .03* |
Waterproof | – | 4 | (2.0%) | 4 | (1.7%) | 1.00 | |
Cleaning | 1 | (2.7%) | 2 | (1.0%) | 3 | (1.3%) | .40 |