Using pedometers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review.

By D. Bravata, Crystal M. Smith-Spangler, V. Sundaram, Allison L Gienger, Nan Lin, Robyn Lewis, C. Stave, Ingram Olkin, J. Sirard. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2007

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Subfields: General Health Professions, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Systematic review of reviews of intervention components associated with increased effectiveness in dietary and physical activity interventions (2011, background): “Five analyses from four reviews provided mixed evidence as to whether targeting of interventions at people who are more sedentary was associated with larger increases in the amount of physical activity (two medium analyses (one positive, one negative), three low quality analyses (two negative, one t”
How many steps/day are enough? For older adults and special populations (2011, background): “activity [19-21], weight loss [19,20], and blood pressure”
Mobile technology and the digitization of healthcare. (2016, methodology): “duals using pedometers for a monitoring duration of up to 6 months.(39) Numerous studies evaluating mHealth in patients with cardiac disease, particularly HF, have been conducted over the past decade.”
Exercise and type 2 diabetes: American College of Sports Medicine and the American Diabetes Association: joint position statement. Exercise and type 2 diabetes. (2010, positive): “Many individuals with, or at risk of developing, T2DM prefer walking as an aerobic activity (190), and pedometer-based interventions can be effective for increasing aerobic activity (30,205,258).”
Antecedents and consequences of monitoring domestic electricity consumption (2014, background): “…Galanter, & Pribram, 1960; Powers, 1973; Powers, Clark, & McFarland, 1960a, 1960b) and empirical studies and reviews support these ideas (see Bravata et al., 2007; de Bruin et al., 2012; Dombrowski, Sniehotta, Avenell, MacLennan, & Araujo-Soares, 2012; Greaves et al., 2011; Harkin et al.,…”
Use and Adoption Challenges of Wearable Activity Trackers (2015, background): “For short-term usage, Bravata et al. (2007) evaluated the association of pedometer use with physical activity and health outcomes among outpatient adults.”
How many steps/day are enough? for adults (2011, methodology): “Studies employing a step goal [33], and in particular a 10,000 steps/day goal [35], appear to have had the greatest impact on increasing physical activity.”
The Rise of Consumer Health Wearables: Promises and Barriers (2016, background): “However, interventions involving pedometers and smartphone apps across clinical populations show no evidence of continued behavioural change beyond the duration of the original intervention [29].”
American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand. Appropriate physical activity intervention strategies for weight loss and prevention of weight regain for adults. (2009, background): “A recent systematic review of studies using pedometers to increase PA provides information on how lifestyle PA may affect body weight (12).”
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for gastrointestinal surgery, part 2: consensus statement for anaesthesia practice (2015, background): “Compliance may be improved by the use of a patient diary(344) or when a pedometer is worn, which has been shown in other contexts to be associated with increased physical activity.(345) Creation of separate ERAS “rehabilitation” wards(344) or having a separate ward dining room may help(337) but are ”
Step Counting: A Review of Measurement Considerations and Health-Related Applications (2016, background): “Several excellent, comprehensive reviews have been conducted that summarize this research [15, 46, 47].”