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(HealthDay News) — Hospital-based interventions in which patients use wearable activity trackers are associated with higher physical activity levels, less sedentary behavior and better physical functioning versus usual care, according to a review published online June 15 in JAMA Network Open.
Kimberley Szeto, from the University of South Australia in Adelaide, and colleagues conducted a systematic literature review to evaluate the association of interventions that use wearable activity trackers during hospitalization with patient physical activity, sedentary behavior, clinical outcomes and hospital efficiency outcomes.
Based on 15 studies (1,911 participants), the researchers observed a significant association between wearable activity tracker interventions and higher overall physical...