Wearable Devices to Improve Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behaviour: An Umbrella Review.

Jessica Longhini Chiara Marzaro Silvia Bargeri Alvisa Palese Andrea Dell'Isola Andrea Turolla Paolo Pillastrini Battista Simone Greta Castellini Chad E Cook Silvia Gianola Giacomo Rossettini

Published in: Sports medicine - open (2024)

Our findings suggest that the use of WDs may increase physical activity in middle-aged adults. Further studies are needed to investigate the effects of using WDs on specific subgroups (such as pathologies and older adults) in different follow-up lengths, and the role of other intervention components.

Keyphrases

physical activity
middle aged
randomized controlled trial
body mass index
sleep quality
heart rate
systematic review
case control
blood pressure
meta analyses