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ArticleMental health and physical activity2016

Wearable Devices and Smartphones for Activity Tracking Among People with Serious Mental Illness.

John A Naslund, Kelly A Aschbrenner, Stephen J Bartels

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Article in Mental health and physical activity, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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52 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 134 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

John A NaslundHealth Promotion Research Center at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH; The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH.
Kelly A AschbrennerHealth Promotion Research Center at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH; The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH; Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH.
Stephen J BartelsHealth Promotion Research Center at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH; The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH; Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH; Department of Community and Family Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH.
Dartmouth College · US

Funding

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research CenterU48DP005018 · DP · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI ADACHI-MEJIA, ANNA MARIA · 2014 to 2018
$5.6M
Statewide Intervention to Reduce Early Mortality in Persons with Mental IllnessR01MH089811 · NIMH · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI BARTELS, STEPHEN J · 2010 to 2014
$2.7M
ACL HHS U48DP005018NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP005018NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH089811
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPeople with serious mental illness, including schizophrenia spectrum and mood disorders, are more physically inactive than people from the general population. Emerging wearable devices and smartphone applications afford opportunities for promoting physical activity in this group. This exploratory mixed methods study obtained feedback from participants with serious mental illness to assess the acceptability of using wearable devices and smartphones to support a lifestyle intervention targeting weight loss.

methodsParticipants with serious mental illness and obesity enrolled in a 6-month lifestyle intervention were given Fitbit activity tracking devices and smartphones to use for the study. Participants completed quantitative post-intervention usability and satisfaction surveys, and provided qualitative feedback regarding acceptability of using these devices and recommendations for improvement through in-depth interviews.

resultsEleven participants wore Fitbits for an average of 84.7% (SD=18.1%) of the days enrolled in the study (median=93.8% of the days enrolled, interquartile range=83.6-94.3%). Participants were highly satisfied, stating that the devices encouraged them to be more physically active and were useful for self-monitoring physical activity and reaching daily step goals. Some participants experienced challenges using the companion mobile application on the smartphone, and recommended greater technical support, more detailed training, and group tutorials prior to using the devices. DISCUSSION: Participants' perspectives highlight the feasibility and acceptability of using commercially available mHealth technologies to support health promotion efforts targeting people with serious mental illness. This study offers valuable insights for informing future research to assess the effectiveness of these devices for improving health outcomes in this high-risk group.

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Fitbitmental illnessmHealthphysical activitysmartphonewearable device

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PMCPMC4845759
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