CONCLUSIONS Utilizing a consumer-based wearable activity tracker as either the primary component of an intervention or as part of a broader physical activity intervention has the potential to increase physical activity participation .
BACKGROUND The range of benefits associated with regular physical activity participation is irrefutable .
Despite the well-known benefits , physical inactivity remains one of the major contributing factors to ill-health throughout industrialized countries .
Traditional lifestyle interventions such as group education or telephone counseling are effective at increasing physical activity participation ; however , physical activity levels tend to decline over time .
Consumer-based wearable activity trackers that allow users to objective ly monitor activity levels are now widely available and may offer an alternative method for assisting individuals to remain physically active .
OBJECTIVE This review aim ed to determine the effects of interventions utilizing consumer-based wearable activity trackers on physical activity participation and sedentary behavior when compared with interventions that do not utilize activity tracker feedback .
Effect of affordable technology on physical activity levels and mobility outcomes in rehabilitation: a protocol for the Activity and MObility UsiNg Technology (AMOUNT) rehabilitation trial
Introduction People with mobility limitations can benefit from rehabilitation programmes that provide a high dose of exercise . However , since providing a high dose of exercise is logistically challenging and re source -intensive , people in rehabilitation spend most of the day inactive . This trial aims to evaluate the effect of the addition of affordable technology to usual care on physical activity and mobility in people with mobility limitations admitted to inpatient aged and neurological rehabilitation units compared to usual care alone . Methods and analysis A pragmatic , assessor blinded , parallel-group r and omised trial recruiting 300 consenting rehabilitation patients with reduced mobility will be conducted . Participants will be individually r and omised to intervention or control groups . The intervention group will receive technology-based exercise to target mobility and physical activity problems for 6 months . The technology will include the use of video and computer games/exercises and tablet applications as well as activity monitors . The control group will not receive any additional intervention and both groups will receive usual inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation care over the 6-month study period . The co primary outcomes will be objective ly assessed physical activity ( proportion of the day spent upright ) and mobility ( Short Physical Performance Battery ) at 6 months after r and omisation . Secondary outcomes will include : self-reported and objective ly assessed physical activity , mobility , cognition , activity performance and participation , utility-based quality of life , balance confidence , technology self-efficacy , falls and service utilisation . Linear models will assess the effect of group allocation for each continuously scored outcome measure with baseline scores entered as a covariate . Fall rates between groups will be compared using negative binomial regression . Primary analyses will be preplanned , conducted while masked to group allocation and use an intention-to-treat approach . Ethics and dissemination The protocol has been approved by the relevant Human Research Ethics Committees and the results will be disseminated widely through peer- review ed publication and conference presentations . Trial registration number ACTRN12614000936628 . Pre- results
CONCLUSIONS Utilizing a consumer-based wearable activity tracker as either the primary component of an intervention or as part of a broader physical activity intervention has the potential to increase physical activity participation .
BACKGROUND The range of benefits associated with regular physical activity participation is irrefutable .
Despite the well-known benefits , physical inactivity remains one of the major contributing factors to ill-health throughout industrialized countries .
Traditional lifestyle interventions such as group education or telephone counseling are effective at increasing physical activity participation ; however , physical activity levels tend to decline over time .
Consumer-based wearable activity trackers that allow users to objective ly monitor activity levels are now widely available and may offer an alternative method for assisting individuals to remain physically active .
OBJECTIVE This review aim ed to determine the effects of interventions utilizing consumer-based wearable activity trackers on physical activity participation and sedentary behavior when compared with interventions that do not utilize activity tracker feedback .