Impact of a wearable-based physical activity and sleep intervention in multimorbidity patients: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The benefits of physical activity (PA) and adequate sleep are well documented, and their importance strengthens with the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and multimorbidity (MM). Interventions to promote physical activity and sleep that use commercial activity trackers may be useful non-pharmacological approaches to managing individual health; however, limited evidence exists on their use to improve physical activity in older adult patients with MM.

Methods

This study aims to measure the effects of behavioral change techniques (BCTs) delivered by a wearable device on physical activity and quality of sleep (QS) in older adult patients with MM. We designed an open-label randomized controlled trial with participants recruited through primary care and a speci

SUBMITTER: Neves B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10720080 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature