Using wearables to promote physical activity in old age: feasibility, benefits, and user friendliness

LI Schmidt, CP Jansen, J Depenbusch… - … für Gerontologie und …, 2022 - Springer
Background Wearables provide new opportunities to promote physical activity also among
older adults but data on effectiveness and user friendliness are rare. Objective The effects of …

Efficacy and acceptability of using wearable activity trackers in older adults living in retirement communities: a mixed method study

Z Zhang, B Giordani, A Margulis, W Chen - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Wearable activity trackers hold the potential for enhancing health and fitness,
but the use of wearable activity trackers has remained largely unexplored in older adults …

Older adults' experiences of using a wearable activity tracker with health professional feedback over a 12-month randomised controlled trial

KJ Brickwood, AD Williams, G Watson… - Digital …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Wearable activity trackers can help older adults remain physically active.
However, knowledge of the user experience during long-term use is scarce. Therefore, this …

The effectiveness of wearable activity trackers for increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary time in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Wu, G Li, L Du, S Chen, X Zhang, Q He - Digital Health, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Traditional interventions such as education and counseling are successful in
increasing physical activity (PA) participation, but are usually labor and resource intensive …

Wellness routines with wearable activity trackers: a systematic review

MU Warraich - 2016 - aisel.aisnet.org
With the advent of technological advancements, different types of wearables are built and
introduced to individuals to better quantify and monitor their lifestyles. This helps in creating …

A home-based exercise program driven by tablet application and mobility monitoring for frail older adults: feasibility and practical implications

HAE Geraedts, W Zijlstra, W Zhang… - Preventing chronic …, 2017 - stacks.cdc.gov
Introduction Stimulation of a physically active lifestyle among older adults is essential to
health and well-being. The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and user …

The impact of wearable motion sensing technology on physical activity in older adults

C Cooper, A Gross, C Brinkman, R Pope, K Allen… - Experimental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Physical activity provides substantial health benefits. Older adults
are less physically active than the rest of the population, and interventions that promote …

Wearable Activity Trackers in Managing Routine Health and Fitness of Indian Older Adults: Exploring Barriers to Usage

P Rao Gadahad, A Joshi - Nordic Human-Computer Interaction …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Geriatrics research has highlighted the importance of managing routine health and fitness
for older adults to improve their quality of life. Correspondingly, public health organizations …

The effectiveness of a wearable activity tracker (WAT)-based intervention to improve physical activity levels in sedentary older adults: a systematic review and meta …

JYW Liu, PPK Kor, CPY Chan, RYC Kwan… - Archives of Gerontology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The evidence shows that WAT-based interventions enhance the physical
activity (PA) levels of young people by sustainably delivering behavior change techniques …

Electronic wearable device use for physical activity in older adults: A qualitative study

M Li, MV McPhillips, SL Szanton… - Work, Aging and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Innovative solutions to help older adults increase physical activity are critically important. In
this qualitative study, we explored older adults' acceptance, capability, and experiences of …