Clusters of Adolescent Physical Activity Tracker Patterns and Their Associations With Physical Activity Behaviors in Finland and Ireland: Cross-Sectional Study.
Kwok W NgSami Petteri KokkoTuija Heini TammelinJouni KallioSarahjane BeltonWesley O'BrienMarie H MurphyCormac PowellCatherine B WoodsPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)
Although Finnish adolescents report more ownership of PATs than Irish adolescents, the patterns of use and ownership remain similar among the cohorts. The findings of our study show that physical activity behaviors were positively associated with wearable device users and app users. These findings were similar between males and females. Given the cross-sectional nature of this data, the relationship between using apps or wearable devices and enhancing physical activity behaviors requires further investigation.