ReviewZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2022
Using wearables to promote physical activity in old age : Feasibility, benefits, and user friendliness.
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- A scoping review of the feasibility, usability, and efficacy of digital interventions in older adults concerning physical activity and/or exercise.Frontiers in aging · 2025Pooled it
- Feasibility, Acceptability, and Satisfaction of a Lifestyle Intervention for Post-Transplant Weight Loss.Transplantation proceedings · 2025Trial
- Community-Dwelling Older Adults' Experience With Activity Trackers: Effects of Monitoring Physical Activity.Journal of gerontological nursing · 2026Article
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- Tummy Time Tracking: Concurrent-Validity of Wearable Sensors in Home Settings for Term and Preterm Infants.Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association · 2025Article
- Purposes of Smartphone Health Care Apps and the Practicality of Their Functions in Disaster Situations: Qualitative Function Assessment Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Cardiac Function and Fatigue During Exoskeleton-Assisted Sit-to-Stand Maneuver and Walking in People with Stroke with Moderate to Severe Gait Disability: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Feasibility of hand grip tests during and after hospitalization in geriatric patients: an observational study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Observational
- Impact of automated data flow and reminders on adherence and resource utilization for remotely monitoring physical activity in individuals with stroke or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Feeling Younger on Active Summer Days? On the Interplay of Behavioral and Environmental Factors With Day-to-Day Variability in Subjective Age.Innovation in aging · 2024Article
- Evidence-based yet still challenging! Research on physical activity in old age.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2023Article
- Benefits of a Wearable Activity Tracker with Safety Features for Older Adults: An Intervention Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The most used questionnaires for evaluating the usability of robots and smart wearables: A scoping review.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWearables provide new opportunities to promote physical activity also among older adults but data on effectiveness and user friendliness are rare.
objectiveThe effects of a comprehensive self-regulative intervention on moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and number of steps were examined using commercially available activity trackers. Acceptance regarding the devices was analysed in various domains.
methodsIn this study 80 older adults (mean = 67.03 years, standard deviation = 3.97 years; 59% women) wore a Fitbit Charge HR for 21 days including a baseline, a postintervention and a follow-up week. The intervention comprised feedback, goal setting and planning and 50% of the participants were additionally randomized to a role model component. Social cognitive predictors based on the health action process approach (HAPA) and user experience were assessed via questionnaires.
resultsThe MVPA increased by an average of 19 min per week and steps by 1317 per day. An additional benefit of the role model component could be observed for MVPA. In the follow-up, the intervention effect was still significant for the number of steps, while MVPA dropped back to baseline. Multilevel models including HAPA variables explained small but significant amounts of variance in MVPA (8% within-person, 26% between-person) and steps (11% within-person, 12% between-person). User experience was rated as very high.
conclusionProviding an intervention based on established behavior change techniques and self-monitoring via wearables seems to be effective for increasing physical activity among older adults. The HAPA variables seem to play a limited role to explain activity levels. Acceptance of wearables can be expected to be high.
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