Open AccessLoss‐Framed Financial Incentives With a Wearable Device for Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Heart Disease: Stepping Up to the Challenge?
Author(s) -
Golbus Jessica R.,
Nallamothu Brahmajee K.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.118.009639
Subject(s) - medicine , wearable computer , incentive , cardiology , secondary prevention , disease , finance , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , microeconomics , economics , embedded system , computer science
Market surveys suggest wearable device sales exceeded 16 billion dollars in 2016 and are projected to exceed 44 billion dollars in 2020.[1][1] Spawned by growth in the commercial technology sector, these devices have become increasingly affordable and less obtrusive, all while promising consumers