SynthesisJournal of medical Internet research2025
Wearable Activity Tracker-Based Interventions for Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Physical Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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Slow-SPEED-United Kingdom: A Double-Blind Randomised Feasibility Trial of a Remote Gamified Physical Activity Programme in Adults With Hyposmia.
Effect of Continuous Wearable Biometric Monitoring on Weight Loss and Metabolic Outcomes in Adults Undergoing Obesity Treatment: A Sensor-Mediated Adaptive Randomized Controlled Trial in Bariatric and Metabolic Intervention (SMART-BMI)
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of digital multimodal interventions on objectively measured physical activity in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of exercise based on wearable electronic devices on lower limb strength and balance in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Telerehabilitation Based on Motion Recognition Technology on Exercise Endurance of Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer After Surgery: Single-Center, Prospective, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Trajectories of Adherence to Study-Prescribed Physical Activity Goals in a mHealth Weight Loss Intervention.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Trial
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- An Information-Driven Approach for the Early Health Technology Sustainability Assessment and the Frugal Design of the Internet of Medical Things: Exploratory Study of Wearable Activity Monitoring Devices.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Technology-Based Interventions for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Adults: A Scoping Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Enhancing Psychological Health and Weight-Related Behaviors in Older Adults Through Digital Interventions: Findings from theClinical gerontologist · 2026Article
- Physical Activity Patterns and Cardiometabolic Risk in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sensor-based digital health technologies to capture endpoints in recent clinical trials: a scoping review.NPJ digital medicine · 2026Article
- Associations between smart health device use and depressive symptoms in older adults from the China longitudinal aging social survey.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- A pilot feasibility study of a tablet-based virtual community application with shared avatars for promoting health behavior change in older adult care facilities.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Digital health solutions for chronic disease physical activity management: wearable devices, artificial intelligence, and public health implementation.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Knowledge and smart health device use in racial-ethnic minority older adults with hypertension: a qualitative study.Innovation in aging · 2026Article
- The relationship between digital health literacy and health anxiety among Chinese older adults: the role of aging attitudes and physical activity.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Comment on 'Adherence to Physical Activity and Incident Mobility Disability in Older Adults With Mobility Limitations' by Álvarez-Bustos et al.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe global aging population faces great challenges. Wearable activity trackers have emerged as tools to promote physical activity among older adults, potentially improving health outcomes. However, the effectiveness of such interventions on physical activity, body composition, and physical function among community-dwelling older adults remains debated.
objectiveThis study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of wearable activity tracker-based interventions on physical activity, body composition, and physical function among community-dwelling older adults.
methodsWe searched the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and CENTRAL databases from inception until January 2025 to identify related randomized controlled trials. The outcomes were focused on physical activity (physical activity time, daily step count, and daily sedentary time); body composition (BMI and body fat); and physical function (timed up and go test and chair stand test). Subgroup analysis by different controls (usual care or conventional interventions) and different follow-ups (immediate or short term) were performed.
resultsIn total 23 trials with 4566 participants were eligible for analysis. Compared to usual care, there was lo- to moderate-certainty evidence that the wearable activity tracker-based interventions significantly increased physical activity time (standardized mean difference [SMD]=0.28, 95% CI 0.10-0.47; P=.003) and daily step counts (SMD=0.58, 95% CI 0.33-0.83; P<.001) immediately after intervention, while no significant improvements were observed in daily sedentary time (mean difference [MD]=-1.56, 95% CI -10.88 to 7.76; I
conclusionsThis systematic review and meta-analysis indicate that wearable activity tracker-based interventions were effective in enhancing physical activity with low to moderate certainty, but did not significantly impact body composition or physical function, with low to moderate certainty, among community-dwelling older adults, particularly immediately after intervention. This intervention showed a more pronounced impact when compared to usual care, rather than to conventional interventions, with low to moderate certainty. It is important to note that this intervention showed moderate-certainty evidence toward improving daily step count, supporting its sustained impact during short-term follow-up.
trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42024516900; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024516900.
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