ArticleCurrent epidemiology reports2020
Feasible but Not Yet Efficacious: A Scoping Review of Wearable Activity Monitors in Interventions Targeting Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Consumer-Wearable Activity Tracker-Based Programs on Objectively Measured Daily Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Among School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2022Pooled it
- The Acceptability, Feasibility, and Effectiveness of Wearable Activity Trackers for Increasing Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Mediators of Effects on Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in an Activity Tracker and Behavior Change Intervention for Adolescents: Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Trial
- Effect of commercial wearables and digital behaviour change resources on the physical activity of adolescents attending schools in socio-economically disadvantaged areas: the RAW-PA cluster-randomised controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Trial
- Sleep-inducing algorithms: can artificial intelligence help shiftworkers and those working nonstandard hours sleep better?Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2026Article
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- The Effects of UPcomplish on Office Workers' Sedentary Behaviour, Quality of Life and Psychosocial Determinants: A Stepped-Wedge Design.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
- Effects of a Gamified, Behavior Change Technique-Based Mobile App on Increasing Physical Activity and Reducing Anxiety in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Digital Interventions for Physical Activity Promotion: Scoping Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Digital Interventions for Physical Activity Promotion: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- A scoping review of mobile apps for sleep management: User needs and design considerations.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Small studies, big decisions: the role of pilot/feasibility studies in incremental science and premature scale-up of behavioral interventions.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2021Article
- mHealth Technology and CVD Risk Reduction.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2021Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe present review aimed to explore the range and characteristics of interventions that utilize WAM and descriptively summarize the efficacy of these interventions. RECENT
findingsA total of 65 articles (61 studies) were included in this review. Most of the WAM-based interventions (n=58) were designed to improve physical activity (PA). Interventions targeting sedentary behavior (SB) were much less common (n=12), and even less frequent were WAM-based sleep interventions (n=3). Most studies tested the feasibility of WAM-based interventions; hence, efficacy of these interventions in improving PA, SB, and/or sleep could not be conclusively determined. Nonetheless, WAM-based interventions showed considerable potential in increasing PA and decreasing SB. SUMMARY: WAM-based PA interventions exhibited preliminary efficacy in increasing PA. Although not as many interventions were focused on SB, current interventions also showed potential in decreasing sedentary time. Meanwhile, more evidence is needed to determine the utility of WAM in improving sleep. Major challenges with including WAM as part of interventions are reduced engagement in using the devices over time and the rapid changes in technology resulting in devices becoming obsolete soon after completion of an efficacy trial.
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