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ReviewSports medicine - open2018

The Effect of Physical Activity Interventions Comprising Wearables and Smartphone Applications on Physical Activity: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Roxanne Gal, Anne M May, Elon J van Overmeeren, Monique Simons, Evelyn M Monninkhof

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Review in Sports medicine - open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06230705 (Community Intervention to impRove CVD Risk Factor controL in Young AmErican Indians), which is not on this map. Cited by 118 papers, 18 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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118citing papers in PubMed, 18 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06230705 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Community Intervention to impRove CVD Risk Factor controL in Young AmErican Indians: The CIRCLE Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of OklahomaRan2025 to 2029Enrolled360ConditionsCholesterol, Elevated, Diabetes MellitusArmsGuided management, Self management
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

118 citing papers in PubMed, 18 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 277 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Roxanne GalJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, STR 6.131, Universiteitsweg 100, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands. R.Gal@umcutrecht.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7340-4581
Anne M MayJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, STR 6.131, Universiteitsweg 100, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Elon J van OvermeerenJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, STR 6.131, Universiteitsweg 100, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Monique SimonsDepartment of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Evelyn M MonninkhofJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, STR 6.131, Universiteitsweg 100, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Utrecht University · NL

Funding

ZonMw (NL) 016.156.050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWorldwide physical activity levels of adults are declining, which is associated with increased chronic disease risk. Wearables and smartphone applications offer new opportunities to change physical activity behaviour. This systematic review summarizes the evidence regarding the effect of wearables and smartphone applications on promoting physical activity.

methodsPubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane databases were searched for RCTs, published since January 2008, on wearables and smartphone applications to promote physical activity. Studies were excluded when the study population consisted of children or adolescents, the intervention did not promote physical activity or comprised a minor part of the intervention, or the intervention was Internet-based and not accessible by smartphone. Risk of bias was assessed by the Cochrane collaboration tool. The primary outcome was changed in physical activity level. Meta-analyses were performed to assess the pooled effect on (moderate-to-vigorous) physical activity in minutes per day and daily step count.

resultsEighteen RCTs were included. Use of wearables and smartphone applications led to a small to moderate increase in physical activity in minutes per day (SMD = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.03 to 0.82; I

conclusionsThis meta-analysis showed a small to moderate effect of physical activity interventions comprising wearables and smartphone applications on physical activity. Hence, wearables and smartphone applications are likely to bring new opportunities in delivering tailored interventions to increase levels of physical activity.

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Physical activitySmartphone applicationsWearables

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PMID30178072
PMCPMC6120856
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