Wearable Activity Trackers and Physical Activity Levels Among Members of the Athens Medical Association in Greece by Stamatios Lampsas, Georgios Marinos, Dimitrios Lamprinos, Panagiotis Theofilis, George E. Zakynthinos, Ioannis Gialamas, Antonios Lysandrou, Sotirios Pililis, Loukia Pliouta, Georgia Tzioumi, Eleni Anastasopoulou, Vaia Lambadiari, Evangelos Oikonomou, Gerasimos Siasos

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Correction: Characterisation of ICU sleep by a commercially available activity tracker and its agreement with patient-perceived sleep quality

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Development of a wearable activity tracker based on BBC micro:bit and its performance analysis for detecting bachata dance steps by Kemal Avci

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Stepping toward implementation using co-design: development of hospital protocols and resources for using wearable activity trackers in a hospital service by Kimberley Szeto, Aaron Davis, Aaron Davis, John Arnold, Ian Gwilt, Aislin Forrest, Isaac Heyne, Anthony Hewitt, Peter Diestel-Feddersen, Dominique Edwards, Ben Singh, Carol Maher

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Changes in Physical Activity, Heart Rate, and Sleep Measured by Activity Trackers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across 34 Countries: Retrospective Analysis by Bastien Wyatt, Nicolas Forstmann, Nolwenn Badier, Anne-Sophie Hamy, Quentin De Larochelambert, Juliana Antero, Arthur Danino, Vincent Vercamer, Paul De Villele, Benjamin Vittrant, Thomas Lanz, Fabien Reyal, Jean-François Toussaint, Lidia Delrieu

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to analyze the associations between the features of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide and PA, HR, and sleep parameters, using data collected from activity trackers over a 3-year period. MethodsWe performed a retrospective analysis using anonymized data collected from the 208,818 users of Withings Steel HR activity trackers, spanning 34 countries, over a 3-year period from January 2019 to March 2022. …”
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Feasibility of Long-Term Physical Activity Measurement With a Wearable Activity Tracker in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: 1-Year Longitudinal Observational Study by Emil Eirik Kvernberg Thomassen, Anne Therese Tveter, Inger Jorid Berg, Eirik Klami Kristianslund, Andrew Reiner, Sarah Hakim, Laure Gossec, Gary J Macfarlane, Annette de Thurah, Nina Østerås

“… Abstract BackgroundUsing wearable activity trackers shows promise in measuring physical activity in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). …”
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Effects of Integrating Wearable Activity Trackers With a Home-Based Multicomponent Exercise Intervention on Fall-Related Parameters and Physical Function in Older Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial by Yejin Kim, Kyung Hee Park, Hye-Mi Noh

“…Recent technological advances, such as activity trackers, can potentially enhance home-based exercise programs by providing continuous physical activity monitoring and feedback. …”
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Exploring the Use of Activity Trackers to Support Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Adults Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Qualitative Interview Study Using the RE-AIM Framework by William Hodgson, Alison Kirk, Marilyn Lennon, Xanne Janssen

“…Physical activity interventions incorporating activity trackers can reduce blood glucose levels in adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. …”
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The effectiveness of digital physical activity interventions in older adults: a systematic umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis by Stephanie J. Alley, Kim M. Waters, Felix Parker, D. L. I. H. K. Peiris, Samantha Fien, Amanda L. Rebar, Corneel Vandelanotte

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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 by Ran Li, Yangan Li, Lu Wang, Lijuan Li, Chenying Fu, Danrong Hu, Quan Wei

“… 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. …”
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Use of Smartphones and Wrist-Worn Devices for Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review of Commercially Available Technologies by Gabriele Triolo, Daniela Ivaldi, Roberta Lombardo, Angelo Quartarone, Viviana Lo Buono

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Effects of self-monitoring physical activity with wearable activity trackers on perceived joint function and health-related quality of life in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis: a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomised clinical trial by Elin Östlind, Frida Eek, Kjerstin Stigmar, Eva Ekvall Hansson

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Preoperative Physical Activity Improvement with the Use of Activity Trackers in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy—A Bicentric, Open-label, Randomised Controlled Trial: A Clinical Study Protocol of the PreAct Trial by Johannes Hermann Kilz, Marie Angela Sidoti Abate, Victoria Luise Simone Wieland, Luisa Egen, Caelan Max Haney, Aleksander Antoniewicz, Alexander Studier-Fischer, Thomas Stefan Worst, Maurice Stephan Michel, Patrick Honeck, Niklas Westhoff, Maximilian Christian Kriegmair, Karl-Friedrich Kowalewski

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Telemedicine-based exercise intervention in cancer survivors: a non-randomized controlled trial by Verena Krell, Johanna Porst, Lorena Hafermann, Jessica Kuhn, Franziska Greiß, Claudia Römer, Bernd Wolfarth

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Relationship Between the Use of Fitness Trackers and Smartwatches for Monitoring Physical Activity and the Sociodemographic Characteristics of Long-Term Care Residents During the C... by Ivana Crnković, Karmen Lončarek, Nada Tomasović Mrčela, Danica Železnik, Tomislav Vlahović

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The impact of late liver allograft dysfunction on physical activity of liver transplant recipients by Yu. O. Malinovskaya, K. Yu. Kokina, Ya. G. Moysyuk, O. V. Sumtsova

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Access to the internet and mobile applications in a mixed population emergency department: A repeated cross-sectional survey by Shannon Toohey, Michelle T. Nguyen, Soheil Saadat, Carrie E. Chandwani, Stephen F. Gassner, Alisa Wray, Ronald Rivera, Warren Wiechmann

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Examining How Adults With Diabetes Use Technologies to Support Diabetes Self-Management: Mixed Methods Study by Timothy Bober, Sophia Garvin, Jodi Krall, Margaret Zupa, Carissa Low, Ann-Marie Rosland

“… BackgroundTechnologies such as mobile apps, continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), and activity trackers are available to support adults with diabetes, but it is not clear how they are used together for diabetes self-management. …”
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Screen time and physical activity in children and adolescents aged 10-15 years. by Anna Dahlgren, Linnea Sjöblom, Helén Eke, Stephanie E Bonn, Ylva Trolle Lagerros

“…<h4>Methods</h4>During seven consecutive days, we objectively assessed smartphone screen time, using the SCRIIN smartphone application, and physical activity, using the SCRIIN activity tracker, in children and adolescents recruited from two schools in Stockholm County, Sweden. …”
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Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring as a Biological Feedback Strategy to Motivate Physical Activity in Cancer Survivors: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study by Yue Liao PhD, Grace E. Brannon PhD, Chad D. Rethorst MA, Miranda Baum MD, Therese B. Bevers PhD, Susan M. Schembre PhD, MPH, Karen M. Basen-Engquist PhD

“…Conclusion The use of CGM along with an activity tracker is a viable method to provide personally relevant and motivating biological feedback messages to motivate physical activity in cancer survivors. …”
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