ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Use of Wearable Activity-Monitoring Technologies to Promote Physical Activity in Cancer Survivors: Challenges and Opportunities for Improved Cancer Care.
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- The Effectiveness of Wearable Electronic Device System-Supported Physical Activity Programs for Cancer Survivors: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Multidisciplinary mHealth Rehabilitation for Patients With Abdominal Cancer Who Are Receiving Chemoradiotherapy: Randomized Phase II Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Long-Term Engagement With a Physical Activity App Among Gynecologic Cancer Survivors in the LETSGO Trial: 12-Month Prospective, Multicenter, Quasi-Experimental Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Impact of Mobilization Facilitated by Wearable Device Enhanced Patient Monitoring/Electrophysiology Pod-Based Feedback on Postoperative Complications Following Colorectal Cancer Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Benefits and Challenges of a Digital Exercise and Mind-Body Program During Active Cancer Treatment: Qualitative Study of Patients' Perceptions.JMIR cancer · 2026Trial
- Essential Components of an Electronic Patient-Reported Symptom Monitoring and Management System: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- A longitudinal study of physical activity in patients with breast cancer: A latent transition analysis.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2026Article
- Criterion Validity of a Consumer Wearable for Step Counting and Activity Intensity Classification in Adults With Lung Cancer: Laboratory-Based Validation Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
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- Mapping social implications of wearables to monitor physical activity in palliative care - a qualitative approach.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Correlates of Fitness Tracker Ownership and Use in Cancer Survivors: Cross-Sectional Survey.JMIR cancer · 2026Article
- Physical Activity Monitoring in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer: Observational Feasibility Study.JMIR cancer · 2026Observational
- Mobile Health Technology Ownership and Use Among Cancer Survivors in a Health System.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- From data to action: the FRAME conceptual framework for translating consumer wearable feedback into behavior change support.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of a parallel, two-arm randomized controlled trial to evaluate an online physical activity behavior counseling intervention for young adults diagnosed with cancer: a mixed-methods pilot study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Objective Assessment of Physical Activity in Breast Cancer Survivors: Associations With Adiposity and Metabolic Parameters of Glucose and Insulin-Insights From NHANES.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Optimizing a mHealth physical activity intervention with mindful awareness lessons in breast cancer survivors: Fit2ThriveMIND protocol.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Exercise That Feels as Good as Possible: Acceptability of an Affect-Based Exercise Prescription Among Stage 0-III Breast Cancer Survivors.Psycho-oncology · 2025Article
- Comparing the Accuracy of Different Wearable Activity Monitors in Patients With Lung Cancer and Providing Initial Recommendations: Protocol for a Pilot Validation Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Update on Occupational Cancer for Better Cancer Prevention and Control.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Review
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The aim of this review was to explore the acceptability, opportunities, and challenges associated with wearable activity-monitoring technology to increase physical activity (PA) behavior in cancer survivors. A search of Medline, Embase, CINAHL, and SportDiscus was conducted from 1 January 2011 through 3 October 2022. The search was limited to English language, and peer-reviewed original research. Studies were included if they reported the use of an activity monitor in adults (+18 years) with a history of cancer with the intent to motivate PA behavior. Our search identified 1832 published articles, of which 28 met inclusion/exclusion criteria. Eighteen of these studies included post-treatment cancer survivors, eight were on active cancer treatment, and two were long-term cancer survivor studies. ActiGraph accelerometers were the primary technology used to monitor PA behaviors, with Fitbit as the most commonly utilized self-monitoring wearable technology. Overall, wearable activity monitors were found to be an acceptable and useful tool in improving self-awareness, motivating behavioral change, and increasing PA levels. Self-monitoring wearable activity devices have a positive impact on short-term PA behaviors in cancer survivors, but the increase in PA gradually attenuated through the maintenance phase. Further study is needed to evaluate and increase the sustainability of the use of wearable technologies to support PA in cancer survivors.
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