Table 2 Social experiences with wearable devices

From: Acceptability and feasibility of research grade wearables for monitoring heat stress in Kenyan farmers

 

Social experience

Women (N = 14)

Men (N = 14)

Overall (N = 28)

ECG

People asked about device

4 (29%)

2 (14%)

6 (21%)

Device was topic of conversation

9 (64%)

2 (14%)

11 (39%)

CBT

People asked about device

5 (36%)

3 (21%)

8 (29%)

Device was topic of conversation

9 (64%)

6 (43%)

15 (54%)

ACT

People asked about device

8 (29%)

3 (11%)

11 (20%)

Device was topic of conversation

15 (54%)

11 (39%)

26 (46%)

GPS

People asked about device

6 (43%)

1 (7%)

7 (25%)

Device was topic of conversation

7 (50%)

2 (14%)

9 (32%)

  1. The descriptive table presents the number of individuals, both overall and by sex, reporting public inquiries and discussions about each device, with quantities and in brackets respective percentages for each group (women, men, and overall). Acronyms for wearables: ECG electrocardiography, CBT core body temperature measurement, ACT actigraphy, GPS global positioning system.
  2. Note: The total number of participants was 28, as these questions were asked during the second run of the study only (including 14 pairs of men and women, instead of 24 pairs).
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