Feasibility of Using a Commercial Fitness Tracker as an Adjunct to Family-Based Weight Management Treatment: Pilot Randomized Trial.
Thao-Ly Tam PhanNadia BarniniSherlly XieAngelica MartinezLauren FaliniAtiera AbatemarcoMaura WaldronJane M BentonSteve FrankenberryCassandra ColemanLinhda NguyenCindy BoGeorge A DattoLloyd N WerkPublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2018)
Despite high levels of satisfaction with the fitness trackers, fitness tracker discontinuation rates were high, especially among adolescents whose caregivers also discontinued use of their fitness tracker. More studies are needed to determine how to sustain the use of fitness trackers among adolescents with obesity and engage caregivers in adolescent weight management interventions.