"Wearables on vogue": a scoping review on wearables on physical activity and sedentary behavior during COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wearables are intriguing way to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior in populations with and without chronic diseases. However, the contemporary evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of wearables on physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to be explored.

Aim

The present review aims to provide the readers with a broader knowledge of the impact of wearables on physical health during the pandemic.

Methods

Five electronic databases (Web of Science, Scopus, Ovid Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and Embase) were searched. The eligibility criteria of the studies to be included were based on PICOT criteria: population (adults, children and elderly), intervention (wearable, smartphones), comparison

SUBMITTER: Panicker RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8739535 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature