Abstracts tagged "Wearables"

Abstract Number: 1070 • ACR Convergence 2021
Experiences of Wearable Technology by Persons with Knee Osteoarthritis Participating in a Physical Activity Counselling Intervention Study: A Relational Ethics Lens
Jenny Leese¹, Graham Macdonald¹, Anne Townsend², Catherine L. Backman¹, Laura Nimmon¹ and Linda Li¹, ¹University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Current evidence indicates wearable physical activity trackers could support persons with knee osteoarthritis (OA) to be more physically active. Recent empirical evidence also identifies,…
Abstract Number: 1071 • ACR Convergence 2021
Experiences Using Wearable Technology by Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis Participating in a Physical Activity Counselling Intervention Study: A Relational Ethics Analysis
Jenny Leese¹, Siyi Zhu², Anne Townsend³, Catherine L. Backman¹, Laura Nimmon¹ and Linda Li¹, ¹University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Sichuan University, Chengdu, China (People's Republic), ³Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Using wearables to self-monitor physical activity is a promising approach to support self-management among persons with arthritis. Evidence indicates, from perspectives of persons with…