Youth Oriented Activity Trackers: Comprehensive Laboratory- and Field-Based Validation.

John R Sirard Brittany Masteller Patty S Freedson Albert Mendoza Amanda Hickey

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2017)

Across study phases, the SQ demonstrated stronger validity than the MB and ZZ. The validity of youth-oriented activity trackers may directly impact their effectiveness as behavior modification tools, demonstrating a need for more research on such devices.

Keyphrases

mental health
physical activity
young adults
randomized controlled trial
systematic review