Changing the Physical Activity Behavior of Adults With Fitness Trackers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Published in: American Journal of Health Promotion Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 418 - 430
• Main Authors: Lynch, Chris, Bird, Stephen, Lythgo, Noel, Selva-Raj, Isaac
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2020; American Journal of Health Promotion
• Subjects: Alternatives; Behavior change; Clinical research; Clinical trials; Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Extraction; Fitness Trackers - statistics & numerical data; Health Behavior; Health promotion; Health technology assessment; Humans; Intervention; Meta-analysis; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Systematic review; Telemedicine; mHealth; telemedicine; exercise; fitness trackers; wearable electronic devices

Objective: To examine whether a fitness tracker (FT) intervention changes physical activity (PA) behavior compared to a control condition or compared to an alternative intervention. Data Source: Searches between January 01, 2010, and January 01, 2019, were conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTR...