Using an electronic activity monitor system as an intervention modality: A systematic review.

摘要: Background: Obesity is a growing global health concern that may lead to cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, and cancer. Several systematic reviews have shown technology successful in combating obesity through increased physical activity, but there no known review on interventions use an electronic activity monitor system (EAMS). EAMSs are defined as wearable device objectively measures lifestyle can provide feedback, beyond the display of basic count information, via or partnering application elicit continual self-monitoring behavior. These devices improve upon standard pedometers because they ability visual feedback progression, verbal encouragement, social comparison. This aimed synthesize efficacy feasibility results within published interventions. Methods: Electronic databases journal references were searched for relevant articles. Data sources included CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, Medline Ovid, PsycINFO, clinicaltrials.gov. Out 1,574 retrieved, 11 articles met inclusion criteria. reviewed quality content based risk bias tool intervention components. Results: Most determined be medium while two low quality, one high quality. Significant pre-post improvements EAMS group found five nine studies four weight. One significant increase weight loss compared with comparator group. The appear feasible most reporting wear during waking hours higher retention rate participants groups. Conclusion: preliminary evidence suggesting decrease significantly, their other has not yet been demonstrated. More high-quality randomized controlled trials needed evaluate overall effect EAMS, examine which features effective, determine populations receptive EAMS.