Effectiveness of wearable activity trackers on physical activity among adolescents in school-based settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While inactivity and sedentarism among adolescents are increasing globally, technology-based interventions incorporating wearable activity trackers (WATs) demonstrate the potential to combat the situation. With a focus on schools as critical environments in which to perform interventions among adolescents, this meta-analytic review of literature aimed to examine the effectiveness of wearable trackers in objectively measured physical activity (PA).

Methods

A systematic search was conducted across six databases-PubMed, CENTRAL, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, the Web of Science Core Collection, and PsycINFO-between January 2012 and March 2024. The language was restricted to English only. Both randomized controlled trials and quasi-experiment studies were included. Risk of bias

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921619 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature