Exploring the Use of Smartwatches and Activity Trackers for Health-Related Purposes for Children Aged 5 to 11 years: Systematic Review by Lauren Thompson, Sydney Charitos, Jon Bird, Paul Marshall, Amberly Brigden

“…The proliferation of wearables, such as smartwatches and activity trackers, that support the collection of and reflection on personal health data highlights an opportunity to consider novel approaches to supporting health in young children (aged 5-11 y). …”
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Relationship Between the Use of Fitness Trackers and Smartwatches for Monitoring Physical Activity and the Sociodemographic Characteristics of Long-Term Care Residents During the C... by Ivana Crnković, Karmen Lončarek, Nada Tomasović Mrčela, Danica Železnik, Tomislav Vlahović

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From fitness trackers to medical devices: wearable technologies by Zhi Zhou

“…It appears prominently in consumer electronics with the popularization of the smartwatch and activity tracker. A popular activity tracker called the fit bit is widely used in the fitness industry to track calories and health-related goals. …”
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Smartphone applications for physical activity and sedentary behaviour change in people with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Kacie Patterson, Rachel Davey, Richard Keegan, Nicole Freene

“…Subgroup analyses found no difference when comparing diagnoses, sample size, activity tracker use, target behaviour and self-report versus device-measured outcome. …”
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Effects of prenatal exercise interventions on maternal body composition: A secondary analysis of the FitMum randomized controlled trial. by Caroline Borup Roland, Parisa Seyedhosseini, Signe de Place Knudsen, Anne Dsane Jessen, Ida Karoline Bach Jensen, Jane M Bendix, Gerrit van Hall, Stig Molsted, Saud Abdulaziz Alomairah, Ellen Løkkegaard, Bente Stallknecht, Tine D Clausen

“…PA, including moderate-to-vigorous-intensity PA (MVPA), active kilocalories, and steps, were measured continuously from inclusion to delivery by a wrist-worn activity tracker. One hundred fifty pregnant women were included with a median pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) of 24.1 (21.6-27.9) kg/m2. …”
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Wearable Activity Tracking Device Use in an Adolescent Weight Management Clinic: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial by Kanika Bowen-Jallow, Omar Nunez-Lopez, Alex Wright, Erika Fuchs, Mollie Ahn, Elizabeth Lyons, Daniel Jupiter, Lindsey Berry, Oscar Suman, Ravi S. Radhakrishnan, Andrea M. Glaser, Deborah I. Thompson

“…The use of physical activity tracker devices has increased within the general population. …”
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A qualitative study exploring the acceptability of the TEXTPAD telehealth and virtual supervised exercise intervention and trial for patients with peripheral arterial disease livin... by Maddey Patterson, MPH, Letitia Sermin-Reed, MSc, James Prentis, MBBS, Arathi Radhakrishnan, MBBS, Eileen Kaner, PhD, Sandip Nandhra, MBBS, Maisie Rowland, BSc, Gabriel Cucato, PhD, Mackenzie Fong, PhD

“…Both TEXTPAD and control group participants were encouraged to engage in an unsupervised walking program and were provided with an activity tracker. This qualitative study aimed to explore participants' acceptance of the TEXTPAD and unsupervised walking programs and trial procedures. …”
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Acute pain pathways: protocol for a prospective cohort study by Christine Lee, Joseph S Ross, Molly Moore Jeffery, Nilay D Shah, David B Page, Nancy Chang, Fernanda Bellolio, Sam Torbati, Jessica D Ritchie, Gregg H Gilbert, Lindsay Emanuel, Mitra Ahadpour, Summer Allen, Richardae Araojo, Laura Ciaccio, Jonathan Fillmore, Patricia Koussis, Heather Lipkind, Celeste Mallama, Tamra Meyer, Megan Moncur, Teryl Nuckols, Michael A Pacanowski, Elektra Papadopoulos, Mat Soukup, Christopher O St. Clair, Stephen Tamang, Douglas W Wallace, Yueqin Zhao, Rebekah Heckmann

“…Participants will be followed for 6 months with the aid of a patient-centred health data aggregating platform that consolidates data from study questionnaires, electronic health record data on healthcare services received, prescription fill data from pharmacies, and activity and sleep data from a Fitbit activity tracker. Participants will be enrolled to represent diverse races and ethnicities and pain conditions, as well as geographical diversity. …”
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Adherence to a digital therapeutic mediates the relationship between momentary self-regulation and health risk behaviors by Enzo G. Plaitano, Enzo G. Plaitano, Daniel McNeish, Sophia M. Bartels, Sophia M. Bartels, Kathleen Bell, Jesse Dallery, Michael Grabinski, Michaela Kiernan, Hannah A. Lavoie, Hannah A. Lavoie, Shea M. Lemley, Michael R. Lowe, David P. MacKinnon, Stephen A. Metcalf, Stephen A. Metcalf, Lisa Onken, Judith J. Prochaska, Cady Lauren Sand, Cady Lauren Sand, Emily A. Scherer, Luke E. Stoeckel, Haiyi Xie, Lisa A. Marsch

“…Participants reported on their momentary self-regulation via ecological momentary assessments and health risk behaviors were measured as steps taken from a physical activity tracker and breathalyzed carbon monoxide. Medical regimen adherence was assessed as daily Laddr usage. …”
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Impact of neighborhood safety on adolescent physical activity in Saudi Arabia: gender and socio-economic perspectives by Abdullah Addas, Abdullah Addas

“…Future research should adopt longitudinal designs and incorporate objective measures, such as wearable activity trackers, to assess the long-term impact of neighborhood safety interventions on adolescent health outcomes.…”
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An Outdoor Walking Program for Immigrant Muslim Older Adults: A Community‐Based Participatory Intervention by Jordana Salma, Shelby Yamamoto, Nancy M Salbach, Ruth Barclay, Allyson Jones

“…Participants identified three motivators that increased program satisfaction, which were socialising with peers, having a fitness instructor, and using Fitbit activity trackers. Difficulties with transportation and lack of appropriate educational components were areas for improvement that could enhance acceptability of the program. …”
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The Effects of Self-Monitoring Using a Smartwatch and Smartphone App on Stress Awareness, Self-Efficacy, and Well-Being–Related Outcomes in Police Officers: Longitudinal Mixed Desi... by Herman Jaap de Vries, Roos Delahaij, Marianne van Zwieten, Helen Verhoef, Wim Kamphuis

“…Initially often seen as “activity trackers,” wearables have gradually expanded to also estimate sleep, stress, and physiological recovery. …”
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