‘The quantified self movement still grapples with an important question: can wearable devices truly measure what they claim to? Along with my colleagues Maximus Baldwin, Alison Keogh, Brian Caulfield and Rob Argent, I recently published an umbrella review (a systematic review of systematic reviews) examining the scientific literature on whether consumer wearable devices can accurately measure metrics like heart rate, aerobic capacity, energy expenditure, sleep and step count.’
Cailbhe Dohery of UCD writes about the accuracy of wearable fitness trackers in the UK’s science site The Conversation.
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