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SynthesisExperimental gerontology2018

The impact of wearable motion sensing technology on physical activity in older adults.

Carly Cooper, Anne Gross, Chad Brinkman, Ryan Pope, Kelli Allen, Susan Hastings, Bard E Bogen, Adam P Goode

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Synthesis in Experimental gerontology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  18. Physical activity monitoring-based interventions in geriatric patients: a scoping review on intervention components and clinical applicability.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2023
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  20. Benefits of a Wearable Activity Tracker with Safety Features for Older Adults: An Intervention Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Carly CooperPhysical Therapy Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America.
Anne GrossPhysical Therapy Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America.
Chad BrinkmanPhysical Therapy Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America.
Ryan PopePhysical Therapy Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America.
Kelli AllenDurham VA Health Care System, Health Services Research and Development, United States of America; Department of Medicine & Thurston Arthritis, United States of America.
Susan HastingsDurham VA Health Care System, Health Services Research and Development, United States of America; Department of Medicine, Duke University, United States of America; Durham VA Health Care System Geriatrics, Research, Education, and Clinical Center, United States of America; Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University, United States of America.
Bard E BogenWestern Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.
Adam P GoodePhysical Therapy Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America; Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America. Electronic address: adam.goode@duke.edu.

Funding

Resource Core 3 - Metabolomics CoreP30AG028716 · NIA · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI CATHLEEN S COLON-EMERIC, Susan Nicole Hastings · 2006 to 2026
$24.6M
NIAMS NIH HHS L30 AR057661NIA NIH HHS P30 AG028716
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposePhysical activity provides substantial health benefits. Older adults are less physically active than the rest of the population, and interventions that promote physical activity are needed. In this meta-analysis, we investigate how different wearable activity trackers (pedometers and accelerometers) may impact physical activity levels in older adults.

methodsWe searched MEDLINE, Embase and CINAHL for randomized controlled trials including participants that were ≥65 years, using wearable activity trackers with the intent of increasing physical activity. Studies whose comparator groups were engaged in active or inactive interventions, such as continued a physical therapy program or goal-setting counseling, were not excluded simply for implementing co-interventions. We used random-effects models to produce standardized mean differences (SMDs) for physical activity outcomes. Heterogeneity was measured using I

resultsNine studies met the eligibility criteria: Four using accelerometers, four using pedometers, and one comparing accelerometers and pedometers, for a total number of 939 participants. Using pooled data, we found a statistically significant effect of using accelerometers (SMD = 0.43 (95%CI 0.19-0.68), I DISCUSSION AND

conclusionsIn this study, we found that accelerometers, alone or in combination with other co-interventions, increased physical activity in older adults however pedometers were not found to increase physical activity. The high risk of bias found in most studies limits these findings. High quality studies that isolate the effects of accelerometers on physical activity changes are needed.

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ExerciseWearable Electronic DevicesAccelerometryAgedFitness TrackersHumansAccelerometersOlder adultsPedometersPhysical activity

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PMID30103025
PMCPMC6436091

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