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Wearable Sensor/Device (Fitbit One) and SMS Text-Messaging Prompts to Increase Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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BACKGROUND: Studies have shown self-monitoring can modify health behaviors, including physical activity (PA). This study tested the utility of a wearable sensor/device (Fitbit(®) One™; Fitbit Inc., San Francisco, CA) and short message service (SMS) text-messaging prompts to increase PA in overweight and obese adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty-seven adults wore a Fitbit One tracker for 6 weeks; half were randomized to also receive three daily SMS-based PA prompts. The Fitbit One consisted of a wearable tracker for instant feedback on performance and a Web site/mobile application (app) for detailed summaries. Outcome measures were objectively measured steps and minutes of PA by intensity using two accelerometers: Actigraph™ (Pensacola, FL) GT3X+ (primary measure) at baseline and Week 6 and Fitbit One (secondary measure) at baseline and Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. RESULTS: Mixed-model repeated-measures analysis of primary measures indicated a significant within-group increase of +4.3 (standard error [SE]=2.0) min/week of moderate- to vigorous-intensity PA (MVPA) at 6-week follow-up (p=0.04) in the comparison group (Fitbit only), but no study group differences across PA levels. Secondary measures indicated the SMS text-messaging effect lasted for only 1 week: the intervention group increased by +1,266 steps (SE=491; p=0.01), +17.8 min/week MVPA (SE=8.5; p=0.04), and +38.3 min/week total PA (SE=15.9; p=0.02) compared with no changes in the comparison group, and these between-group differences were significant for steps (p=0.01), fairly/very active minutes (p<0.01), and total active minutes (p=0.02). CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that the Fitbit One achieved a small increase in MVPA at follow-up and that the SMS-based PA prompts were insufficient in increasing PA beyond 1 week. Future studies can test this intervention in those requiring less help and/or test strategies to increase participants' engagement levels.
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- Authors
- Wang, J. B., Cadmus-Bertram, L. A., Natarajan, L., White, M. M., Madanat, H., Nichols, J. F., Ayala, G. X., & Pierce, J. P.
- Affiliations
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California.
- University of California San Diego (US)
- San Diego State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wang, Julie B.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Telemedicine and e-Health
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2015-10
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 782-792
- ISSN
- 1530-5627 (ISSN-L)
- 1556-3669
- PMC
- PMC4842945
- OpenAlex
- W2101502430
- Cited by
- 308
- References
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- journal article
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- en
- Open access
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- University of California, San Diego
- National Cancer Institute (CA113710, K07CA178870, P30CA023100, T32CA113710)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Keywords
- wearable activity trackers, physical activity promotion, overweight adults, adult obesity, self-monitoring, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, step count, accelerometer-measured activity, mobile health intervention
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Exercise Therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Monitoring, Physiologic, Obesity, Exercise, Text Messaging, Accelerometry
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