Abstract
Integrated Physical Activity Campaign With Wearable Devices and Practitioner Consultation
Highlights
Our research group currently recommends increasing physical activity (PA) levels for improving mental health status
As shown in the article by Hodkinson et al,[1] the studies reviewed for pedometers vs accelerometers and fitness trackers were numerically uneven (26 vs 8 studies); the standardized mean difference (SMD) of accelerometers and fitness trackers (SMD, 0.92) was greater than that for pedometers (SMD, 0.68) but the difference was not statistically significant
Given the high heterogeneity in comparisons of pedometers as well as accelerometers and fitness tracker, both the SMD and 95% CIs for the I2 statistics were narrower for pedometers
Summary
Our research group currently recommends increasing PA levels for improving mental health status. Such complexity is contrasted with providing a distance-tracking wearable device without consultative support. On the basis of the experience with individuals with type 2 diabetes[5] and cancer survivors,[6] we would not predict effective PA change in association with wearable devices if substantial personal support was not provided.
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