Effectiveness of Wearable Trackers on Physical Activity in Healthy Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wearable trackers are an increasingly popular tool among healthy adults and are used to facilitate self-monitoring of physical activity.

Objective

We aimed to systematically review the effectiveness of wearable trackers for improving physical activity and weight reduction among healthy adults.

Methods

This review used the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) methodology and reporting criteria. English-language randomized controlled trials with more than 20 participants from MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus (2000-2017) were identified. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they reported an intervention group using wearable trackers, reporting steps per day, total moderate-to-vigorou

SUBMITTER: Tang MSS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7407266 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature