ReviewNutrients2023
The Effectiveness of Wearable Devices in Non-Communicable Diseases to Manage Physical Activity and Nutrition: Where We Are?
Review in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Real-World Accuracy of Wearable Activity Trackers for Detecting Medical Conditions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Pooled it
- Failure of Digital Device Performance in Monitoring Physical Exercise in a Pilot Study in Sedentary Persons with HIV.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Trial
- Barriers, motivations and physical activity among medical students: a comparative study between the University of Seville (Spain) and Paris-Saclay University (France).Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Recent trends of non-communicable diseases in Cambodia: a narrative review of challenges, risk factors, and public health strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Cognition, Physical Performance, and Fall-Related Mobility Outcomes in Healthy Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The effect of digital health intervention in promoting healthy behavior: A systematic scoping review on strategies to prevent non-communicable diseases.Dialogues in health · 2025Review
- Wearable Technology in Cardiology: Advancements, Applications, and Future Prospects.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- User Experiences and Attitudes Toward Sharing Wearable Activity Tracker Data with Healthcare Providers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Comparative Effectiveness of Wearable Devices and Built-In Step Counters in Reducing Metabolic Syndrome Risk in South Korea: Population-Based Cohort Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
- Screen time exposure and executive functions in preschool children.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Diet Quality and Caloric Accuracy in AI-Generated Diet Plans: A Comparative Study Across Chatbots.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Are Wearables Effective in LMICs?Public health reviews · 2025Review
- Wearables and Smartphones for Tracking Modifiable Risk Factors in Metabolic Health: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- A Digital Platform for Home-Based Exercise Prescription for Older People with Sarcopenia.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effect of a lifestyle intervention program's on breast cancer survivors' cardiometabolic health: Two-year follow-up.Heliyon · 2023Article
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- Physical activity monitoring in Alzheimer's disease during sport interventions: a multi-methodological perspective.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Wearable devices are increasingly popular in clinical and non-clinical populations as a tool for exercise prescription, monitoring of daily physical activity and nutrition, and health-related parameters management. In this regard, smart devices not only assist people in pursuing a healthier lifestyle, but also provide a constant stream of physiological and metabolic data for management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Although the benefits of lifestyle-based interventions (exercise and nutrition) for NCDs are well known, the potential of wearable devices to promote healthy behaviors in clinical populations is still controversial. In this narrative review, we aimed to discuss the current application of wearable devices in NCDs, highlighting their role in prescribing and monitoring daily physical activity and dietary habits in the population living with chronic diseases. None of the studies considered specifically addressed the efficacy of the use of wearable devices, and limited are those that incorporate monitoring of both physical activity and nutrition for NCDs. However, there is evidence that such devices have helped improve physical activity levels, physical fitness, body composition, and metabolic and psychological parameters. Therefore, the authors believe that the benefits obtained from the use of wearable devices are likely to translate to public health and represent one of the important tools for the development of prevention plans in everyday life and clinical practice for optimal patient management.
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