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 .
Integrating Mobile health and Physical Activity to reduce the burden of Chronic low back pain Trial (IMPACT): a pilot trial protocol
Background It is well recognised that low back pain is a significant public health problem and engagement in moderate levels of physical activity is associated with positive outcomes .Conservative active care , such as exercise , is effective in reducing pain and disability associated with chronic low back pain . However , a rapid decline in clinical outcomes is commonly seen after discharge from treatment . Methods / Design We will conduct a r and omised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of a mobile health supported physical activity intervention ( compared to st and ard care ) in care-seeking , pain and disability in people with chronic low back pain after discharge from treatment . We will recruit 68 patients with chronic low back pain following discharge from an outpatient hospital program , who will be r and omly allocated to the physical activity intervention ( n = 34 ) or the st and ard care group ( n = 34 ) and monitored for 6 months . The physical activity intervention will involve a physical activity advice booklet , a face-to-face health coaching session and 12 fortnightly follow-up telephone-based health coaching sessions . This intervention will be supported by provision of a specifically design ed web app and a physical activity monitoring device ( FitBit ) . The st and ard care group will receive the physical activity advice booklet only . Discussion This pilot trial will investigate a new model to prevent clinical decline in people following conservative treatment for chronic low back pain . If proven to be effective , this approach will constitute a major advance in the management of low back pain . Chronic patients who experience recurrent pain and disability after treatment are prone to seek additional care in the form of physiotherapy , medication , emergency department attendance , specialist consultation or spinal surgery . This model aims to maintain functional levels and reduce care-seeking empowering patients to self-manage their low back pain by offering them a contemporary patient-centred physical activity program with the support of mobile health technology . The outcomes of this trial will have immediate implication s for clinical practice .Trial registration ACTRN12615000189527 ( 26 - 02 - 2015 )
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 .