Effectiveness of Wearable Trackers on Physical Activity in Healthy Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth
; 8(7): e15576, 2020 07 22.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Wearable trackers are an increasingly popular tool among healthy adults and are used to facilitate self-monitoring of physical activity.OBJECTIVE:
We aimed to systematically review the effectiveness of wearable trackers for improving physical activity and weight reduction among healthy adults.METHODS:
This review used the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) methodology and reporting criteria. English-language randomized controlled trials with more than 20 participants from MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus (2000-2017) were identified. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they reported an intervention group using wearable trackers, reporting steps per day, total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, activity, physical activity, energy expenditure, and weight reduction.RESULTS:
Twelve eligible studies with a total of 1693 participants met the inclusion criteria. The weighted average age was 40.7 years (95% CI 31.1-50.3), with 64.4% women. The mean intervention duration was 21.4 weeks (95% CI 6.1-36.7). The usage of wearable trackers was associated with increased physical activity (standardized mean difference 0.449, 95% CI 0.10-0.80; P=.01). In the subgroup analyses, however, wearable trackers demonstrated no clear benefit for physical activity or weight reduction.CONCLUSIONS:
These data suggest that the use of wearable trackers in healthy adults may be associated with modest short-term increases in physical activity. Further data are required to determine if a sustained benefit is associated with wearable tracker usage.Palavras-chave
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Exercício Físico
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Nível de Saúde
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Monitores de Aptidão Física
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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