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The Impact of Interventions that Integrate Accelerometers on Physical Activity and Weight Loss: A Systematic Review.

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Goode, AP; Hall, KS; Batch, BC; Huffman, KM; Hastings, SN; Allen, KD; Shaw, RJ; Kanach, FA; McDuffie, JR; Kosinski, AS; Williams, JW; Gierisch, JM
Published in: Ann Behav Med
February 2017

BACKGROUND: Regular physical activity is important for improving and maintaining health, but sedentary behavior is difficult to change. Providing objective, real-time feedback on physical activity with wearable motion-sensing technologies (activity monitors) may be a promising, scalable strategy to increase physical activity or decrease weight. PURPOSE: We synthesized the literature on the use of wearable activity monitors for improving physical activity and weight-related outcomes and evaluated moderating factors that may have an impact on effectiveness. METHODS: We searched five databases from January 2000 to January 2015 for peer-reviewed, English-language randomized controlled trials among adults. Random-effects models were used to produce standardized mean differences (SMDs) for physical activity outcomes and mean differences (MDs) for weight outcomes. Heterogeneity was measured with I 2. RESULTS: Fourteen trials (2972 total participants) met eligibility criteria; accelerometers were used in all trials. Twelve trials examined accelerometer interventions for increasing physical activity. A small significant effect was found for increasing physical activity (SMD 0.26; 95 % CI 0.04 to 0.49; I 2 = 64.7 %). Intervention duration was the only moderator found to significantly explain high heterogeneity for physical activity. Eleven trials examined the effects of accelerometer interventions on weight. Pooled estimates showed a small significant effect for weight loss (MD -1.65 kg; 95 % CI -3.03 to -0.28; I 2  = 81 %), and no moderators were significant. CONCLUSIONS: Accelerometers demonstrated small positive effects on physical activity and weight loss. The small sample sizes with moderate to high heterogeneity in the current studies limit the conclusions that may be drawn. Future studies should focus on how best to integrate accelerometers with other strategies to increase physical activity and weight loss.

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Ann Behav Med

DOI

EISSN

1532-4796

Publication Date

February 2017

Volume

51

Issue

1

Start / End Page

79 / 93

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Public Health
  • Humans
  • Exercise
  • Accelerometry
  • 52 Psychology
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 13 Education
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Goode, A. P., Hall, K. S., Batch, B. C., Huffman, K. M., Hastings, S. N., Allen, K. D., … Gierisch, J. M. (2017). The Impact of Interventions that Integrate Accelerometers on Physical Activity and Weight Loss: A Systematic Review. Ann Behav Med, 51(1), 79–93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-016-9829-1
Goode, Adam P., Katherine S. Hall, Bryan C. Batch, Kim M. Huffman, S Nicole Hastings, Kelli D. Allen, Ryan J. Shaw, et al. “The Impact of Interventions that Integrate Accelerometers on Physical Activity and Weight Loss: A Systematic Review.Ann Behav Med 51, no. 1 (February 2017): 79–93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-016-9829-1.
Goode AP, Hall KS, Batch BC, Huffman KM, Hastings SN, Allen KD, et al. The Impact of Interventions that Integrate Accelerometers on Physical Activity and Weight Loss: A Systematic Review. Ann Behav Med. 2017 Feb;51(1):79–93.
Goode, Adam P., et al. “The Impact of Interventions that Integrate Accelerometers on Physical Activity and Weight Loss: A Systematic Review.Ann Behav Med, vol. 51, no. 1, Feb. 2017, pp. 79–93. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s12160-016-9829-1.
Goode AP, Hall KS, Batch BC, Huffman KM, Hastings SN, Allen KD, Shaw RJ, Kanach FA, McDuffie JR, Kosinski AS, Williams JW, Gierisch JM. The Impact of Interventions that Integrate Accelerometers on Physical Activity and Weight Loss: A Systematic Review. Ann Behav Med. 2017 Feb;51(1):79–93.
Journal cover image

Published In

Ann Behav Med

DOI

EISSN

1532-4796

Publication Date

February 2017

Volume

51

Issue

1

Start / End Page

79 / 93

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Public Health
  • Humans
  • Exercise
  • Accelerometry
  • 52 Psychology
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 13 Education
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences