ArticleJournal of graduate medical education2017
Impact of Electronic Feedback and Peer Comparisons on Residents' Physical Activity Level.
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- A Scoping Review of Physical Activity Interventions for Physician Wellness.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Review
- An umbrella review of efficacy of digital health interventions for workers.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- A Privacy-Preserving Desk Sensor for Monitoring Healthy Movement Breaks in Smart Office Environments with the Internet of Things.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Feasible but Not Yet Efficacious: A Scoping Review of Wearable Activity Monitors in Interventions Targeting Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep.Current epidemiology reports · 2020Article
- Mobile health interventions to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in the workplace: A systematic review.Digital healthReview
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Abstract
backgroundActivity tracking devices can reinforce physical fitness and may be beneficial to resident physicians. To date, their use has not been evaluated.
objectiveTo determine if use of an activity tracking device increases residents' activity, measured as steps per day.
methodsA prospective, crossover study involved residents at 1 academic hospital system. Participants were weighed and completed a baseline survey. All participants were asked to wear an activity tracking device for 8 weeks. Residents were blinded to feedback from the device on activity level during the first 4 weeks. During the second 4-week period, participants were given access to data on activity level and were invited to join a voluntary activity tracking group.
resultsOf 104 residents invited to participate, 86 enrolled. The majority of participants were female and did not have experience using activity trackers. Almost half (49%, 51 of 104) had a body mass index greater than 25 kg/m
conclusionsProviding residents with activity trackers, increasing feedback, and providing comparisons to peers may enhance residents' physical activity levels.
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