PMID- 31487812
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20200131
LR  - 20200309
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 16
IP  - 18
DP  - 2019 Sep 4
TI  - An Exploration and Confirmation of the Factors Influencing Adoption of IoT-Based 
      Wearable Fitness Trackers.
LID - 10.3390/ijerph16183227 [doi]
LID - 3227
AB  - In recent years, IoT (Internet of Things)-based smart devices have penetrated a 
      wide range of markets, including connected health, smart home, and wearable 
      devices. Among the IoT-based smart devices, wearable fitness trackers are the 
      most widely diffused and adopted IoT based devices. Such devices can monitor or 
      track the physical activity of the person wearing them. Although society has 
      benefitted from the conveniences provided by IoT-based wearable fitness trackers, 
      few studies have explored the factors influencing the adoption of such 
      technology. Furthermore, one of the most prevalent issues nowadays is the large 
      attrition rate of consumers no longer wearing their device. Consequently, this 
      article aims to define an analytic framework that can be used to explore the 
      factors that influence the adoption of IoT-based wearable fitness trackers. In 
      this article, the constructs for evaluating these factors will be explored by 
      reviewing extant studies and theories. Then, these constructs are further 
      evaluated based on experts' consensus using the modified Delphi method. Based on 
      the opinions of experts, the analytic framework for deriving an influence 
      relationship map (IRM) is derived using the decision-making trial and evaluation 
      laboratory (DEMATEL). Finally, based on the IRM, the behaviors adopted by mass 
      customers toward IoT-based wearable fitness trackers are confirmed using the 
      partial least squares (PLS) structural equation model (SEM) approach. The 
      proposed analytic framework that integrates the DEMATEL and PLS-SEM was verified 
      as being a feasible research area by empirical validation that was based on 
      opinions provided by both Taiwanese experts and mass customers. The proposed 
      analytic method can be used in future studies of technology marketing and 
      consumer behaviors.
FAU - Kao, Yu-Sheng
AU  - Kao YS
AD  - Department of Technology Management for Innovation, The University of Tokyo, 
      7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. sunkao1035@gmail.com.
FAU - Nawata, Kazumitsu
AU  - Nawata K
AD  - Department of Technology Management for Innovation, The University of Tokyo, 
      7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. nawata@tmi.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
FAU - Huang, Chi-Yo
AU  - Huang CY
AD  - Department of Industrial Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 
      106, Taiwan. georgeh168@gmail.com.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20190904
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Consumer Behavior
MH  - *Decision Making
MH  - Female
MH  - Fitness Trackers/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - Internet of Things/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Models, Theoretical
MH  - Monitoring, Physiologic/*psychology
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC6765920
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL)
OT  - internet of things (IoT)
OT  - modified delphi method
OT  - partial least squares (PLS)
OT  - technology adoption
OT  - wearable fitness trackers
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2019/09/07 06:00
MHDA- 2020/02/01 06:00
PMCR- 2019/09/01
CRDT- 2019/09/07 06:00
PHST- 2019/07/24 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/08/27 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2019/09/02 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/09/07 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/09/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/02/01 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2019/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph16183227 [pii]
AID - ijerph-16-03227 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph16183227 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Sep 4;16(18):3227. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph16183227.