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Published on in Vol 12 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/92876, first published .
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Correlates of Fitness Tracker Ownership and Use in Cancer Survivors: Cross-Sectional Survey

Correlates of Fitness Tracker Ownership and Use in Cancer Survivors: Cross-Sectional Survey

Roberto M Benzo   1, 2 , PhD ;   James L Fisher   3 , PhD ;   Macy K Tetrick   1 , BS ;   Rujul Singh   1, 4 , BS ;   Alex B Osei   5 , BS ;   Jessica Krok-Schoen   2, 6 , PhD ;   Brett S Nickerson   2, 6 , PhD ;   Electra D Paskett   1, 2 , PhD ;   Ali Kargarandehkordi   7, 8 , PhD ;   Sachin Kumar   9 , PhD ;   Sara M St George   10, 11 , PhD ;   Michael F Rayo   12 , PhD ;   Frank J Penedo   11, 13 , PhD ;   Peter Washington   8 , PhD

1 Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States

2 The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States

3 Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States

4 Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, United States

5 Department of Design, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States

6 School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States

7 Department of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, United States

8 Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation (DoC-IT), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States

9 Department of Integrated Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States

10 Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States

11 Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States

12 Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States

13 Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Roberto M Benzo, PhD
  • Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Department of Internal Medicine
  • College of Medicine
  • The Ohio State University
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  • 3650 Olentangy River Rd
  • Columbus, OH 43124
  • United States
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  • Email: roberto.benzo@osumc.edu