ArticleJMIR mHealth and uHealth2016
Older Adults' Experiences Using a Commercially Available Monitor to Self-Track Their Physical Activity.
Article in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02433249 (Enhancing Motivation for Physical Activity to Reduce the Risk of Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 75 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Enhancing Motivation for Physical Activity to Reduce the Risk of Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Wellness Intervention.
Who cites it
75 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 152 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychological and educational interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- Assessing the Acceptability and Effectiveness of Mobile-Based Physical Activity Interventions for Midlife Women During Menopause: Systematic Review of the Literature.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Pooled it
- How Self-tracking and the Quantified Self Promote Health and Well-being: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Gamification for Older Adults: A Systematic Literature Review.The Gerontologist · 2021Pooled it
- Utilization of wearable technology to assess gait and mobility post-stroke: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Pooled it
- Digital and Mobile Technologies to Promote Physical Health Behavior Change and Provide Psychological Support for Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: Meta-Ethnography and Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Pooled it
- Randomised feasibility trial of a remotely delivered holistic UK employee programme combining tailored sleep hygiene, diet, and physical activity counselling for weight management: a mixed-methods evaluation.Journal of nutritional science · 2026Trial
- Patient-Centered mHealth Intervention to Improve Self-Care in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Phase 1 Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Effect of Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Behavior Change Strategies on Physical Activity Among Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of Promoting Physical Activity in Regional and Remote Cancer Survivors (PPARCS).Journal of sport and health science · 2024Trial
- Association between behavioral phenotypes and sustained use of smartphones and wearable devices to remotely monitor physical activity.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Enhancing the Physical Activity Levels of Frail Older Adults with a Wearable Activity Tracker-Based Exercise Intervention: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- A Social Group-Based Information-Motivation-Behavior Skill Intervention to Promote Acceptability and Adoption of Wearable Activity Trackers Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
- Acceptability and Effects of Commercially Available Activity Trackers for Chronic Pain Management Among Older African American Adults.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2020Trial
- Acceptability and Feasibility of Implementing Accelorometry-Based Activity Monitors and a Linked Web Portal in an Exercise Referral Scheme: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Trial
- Wearable Technology To Reduce Sedentary Behavior And CVD Risk In Older Adults: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2019Trial
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- Acceptability and utility of, and preference for wearable activity trackers amongst non-metropolitan cancer survivors.PloS one · 2018Trial
- The feasibility and RE-AIM evaluation of the TAME health pilot study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Trial
15 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical activity contributes to older adults' autonomy, mobility, and quality of life as they age, yet fewer than 1 in 5 engage in activities as recommended. Many older adults track their exercise using pencil and paper, or their memory. Commercially available physical activity monitors (PAM) have the potential to facilitate these tracking practices and, in turn, physical activity. An assessment of older adults' long-term experiences with PAM is needed to understand this potential.
objectiveTo assess short and long-term experiences of adults >70 years old using a PAM (Fitbit One) in terms of acceptance, ease-of-use, and usefulness: domains in the technology acceptance model.
methodsThis prospective study included 95 community-dwelling older adults, all of whom received a PAM as part of randomized controlled trial piloting a fall-reducing physical activity promotion intervention. Ten-item surveys were administered 10 weeks and 8 months after the study started. Survey ratings are described and analyzed over time, and compared by sex, education, and age.
resultsParticipants were mostly women (71/95, 75%), 70 to 96 years old, and had some college education (68/95, 72%). Most participants (86/95, 91%) agreed or strongly agreed that the PAM was easy to use, useful, and acceptable both 10 weeks and 8 months after enrolling in the study. Ratings dropped between these time points in all survey domains: ease-of-use (median difference 0.66 points, P=.001); usefulness (median difference 0.16 points, P=.193); and acceptance (median difference 0.17 points, P=.032). Differences in ratings by sex or educational attainment were not statistically significant at either time point. Most participants 80+ years of age (28/37, 76%) agreed or strongly agreed with survey items at long-term follow-up, however their ratings were significantly lower than participants in younger age groups at both time points.
conclusionsStudy results indicate it is feasible for older adults (70-90+ years of age) to use PAMs when self-tracking their physical activity, and provide a basis for developing recommendations to integrate PAMs into promotional efforts.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT02433249; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02433249 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6gED6eh0I).
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