Wearable devices in cardiovascular medicine

A Hughes, MMH Shandhi, H Master, J Dunn… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Wearable devices, such as smartwatches and activity trackers, are commonly used by
patients in their everyday lives to manage their health and well-being. These devices collect …

Correlates of physical activity and sedentary behavior in adults living with overweight and obesity: A systematic review

F Curran, ME Davis, K Murphy, N Tersigni… - Obesity …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Overweight and obesity are consistently associated with lower physical activity (PA) levels
and greater sedentary behavior (SB) in population studies. To date, no review has evaluated …

Do physical activity interventions combining self-monitoring with other components provide an additional benefit compared with self-monitoring alone? A systematic …

T Vetrovsky, A Borowiec, R Juřík, C Wahlich… - British Journal of …, 2022 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To determine the net effect of different physical activity intervention components on
step counts in addition to self-monitoring. Design A systematic review with meta-analysis …

The effectiveness of wearable devices in non-communicable diseases to manage physical activity and nutrition: where we are?

V Natalucci, F Marmondi, M Biraghi, M Bonato - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wearable devices are increasingly popular in clinical and non-clinical populations as a tool
for exercise prescription, monitoring of daily physical activity and nutrition, and health …

Effectiveness of a text-based gamification intervention to improve physical activity among postpartum individuals with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a …

J Lewey, S Murphy, D Zhang, ME Putt… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with increased risk of
cardiovascular disease, yet few interventions have targeted this population to decrease long …

Harnessing technology and gamification to increase adult physical activity: a cluster randomized controlled trial of the Columbia Moves pilot

CM Monroe, B Cai, S Edney… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background The use of health technologies and gamification to promote physical activity
has increasingly been examined, representing an opportunistic method for harnessing …

[HTML][HTML] Deploying digital health technologies for remote physical activity monitoring of rural populations with chronic neurologic disease

KJ Waddell, MS Patel, JR Wilkinson, RE Burke… - … Research and Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this pilot study was to examine the feasibility of a remote physical
activity monitoring program, quantify baseline activity levels, and examine predictors of …

[HTML][HTML] Applying gamification principles and therapeutic movement sequences to design an interactive physical activity game: development study

H Kim, DM O'Sullivan, SH Chung - JMIR Serious Games, 2022 - games.jmir.org
Background: Depression is a severe illness that has accelerated with the spread of COVID-
19 and associated lockdowns. As a result, reported physical activity has substantially …

Effect of digital health applications with or without gamification on physical activity and cardiometabolic risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of …

SK Nishi, ME Kavanagh, K Ramboanga… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Use of health applications (apps) to support healthy lifestyles has intensified.
Different app features may support effectiveness, including gamification defined as the use …

Engagement in digital mental health interventions: can monetary incentives help?

EM Boucher, HE Ward, AC Mounts… - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Digital mental health interventions (DMHI) are scalable and cost-effective strategies for
increasing access to mental health care; however, dropout rates associated with digital …