The Impact of Interventions that Integrate Accelerometers on Physical Activity and Weight Loss: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Regular physical activity is important for improving and maintaining health, but sedentary behavior is difficult to change. Providing objective, real-time feedback on physical activity with wearable motion-sensing technologies (activity monitors) may be a promising, scalable strategy to increase physical activity or decrease weight.

Purpose

We synthesized the literature on the use of wearable activity monitors for improving physical activity and weight-related outcomes and evaluated moderating factors that may have an impact on effectiveness.

Methods

We searched five databases from January 2000 to January 2015 for peer-reviewed, English-language randomized controlled trials among adults. Random-effects models were used to produce standardized mean differenc

SUBMITTER: Goode AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5253097 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature