How Wearable Devices Can Effectively Promote Health Behavior Change

Sources: Penn News, The Atlantic, NY Daily News, Philadelphia Magazine, Shape.com, January 8, 2015 A JAMA Viewpoint article authored by Mitesh Patel, Kevin Volpp and David Asch describes why wearable devices alone don’t drive behavior change. They offer that the potential health benefits depend more on the design of the engagement strategies than on the features of their technology.