SynthesisBMJ open2023
Impact of wearable device-based interventions with feedback for increasing daily walking activity and physical capacities in cardiovascular patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exploring psychosocial barriers in digital walking interventions for the chronically ill: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness of digital physical activity interventions in older adults: a systematic umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- Wearable Devices in Remote Cardiac Rehabilitation With and Without Weekly Online Coaching for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Trial
- A Dual-Modality Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for Adults With Cardiovascular Disease: Single-Arm Remote Clinical Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Trial
- Wearable devices and cardiovascular health: revolutionizing remote monitoring and disease prevention.European heart journal · 2026Review
- Physical Activity Monitoring in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer: Observational Feasibility Study.JMIR cancer · 2026Observational
- Moderate-to-good acceptability of smartwatch monitoring in head and neck cancer survivors: findings from the MOVE-1 feasibility study.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Benefits of wearable-based cardiac rehabilitation interventions in secondary prevention of coronary artery disease - a systematic review and meta-analysis.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
- Advancing Mental Health Care: A Comprehensive Review of Digital Tools and Technologies for Enhancing Diagnosis, Treatment, and Wellness.Health care science · 2025Review
- Wearable Technology in Cardiology: Advancements, Applications, and Future Prospects.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Design and baseline characteristics of an implementation study to increase activity with social incentives: The STEP together trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Wearing WHOOP More Frequently Is Associated with Better Biometrics and Healthier Sleep and Activity Patterns.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Recent Advances in the Wearable Devices for Monitoring and Management of Heart Failure.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- Redesigning Pharmacy to Improve Public Health Outcomes: Expanding Retail Spaces for Digital Therapeutics to Replace Consumer Products That Increase Mortality and Morbidity Risks.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Approaches of wearable and implantable biosensor towards of developing in precision medicine.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo systematically review randomised controlled trials (RCTs) using a wearable physical activity monitoring device as an intervention to increase daily walking activity and improve physical capacities in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD).
designSystematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Embase and Web of Science from inception to June 2022. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Randomised controlled studies including patients with CVD over 18 years of age at the end of a cardiac rehabilitation programme comparing an intervention group using a wearable physical activity monitoring device with feedback with usual care or with a control group receiving no feedback on their physical activity and reporting a change in the daily number of steps and/or a change in the distance covered in the 6-minute walk test (6-MWT) or a change in peak oxygen uptake (V̇O2
resultsSixteen RCTs were included. The intervention of wearing a physical activity monitoring device with feedback significantly improved daily number of steps compared with controls (standardised mean difference (SMD) 0.85; 95% CI (0.42; 1.27); p<0.01). The effect was greater when the duration of the intervention was less than 3 months (SMD 1.0; 95% CI (0.18; 1.82); p<0.01) than when the duration of the intervention was 3 months or longer (SMD 0.71; 95% CI (0.27; 1.16); p<0.01), but no significant interaction was found between subgroups (p=0.55). 6-MWT distance and V̇O2
conclusionThe use of wearable physical activity monitoring devices appears to help patients with CVD to increase their daily walking activity and thus their physical activity, particularly in the short term. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42022300423.
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