Evaluating the Impact of Physical Activity Apps and Wearables: Interdisciplinary Review

The Human Behaviour-Change Project: harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning for evidence synthesis and interpretation

(2017) Susan Michie et al.   Implementation Science

Accelerating Digital Mental Health Research From Early Design and Creation to Successful Implementation and Sustainment

(2017) David C Mohr et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

Developing and Evaluating Digital Interventions to Promote Behavior Change in Health and Health Care: Recommendations Resulting From an International Workshop

(2017) Susan Michie et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the ‘HEYMAN’ healthy lifestyle program for young men: a pilot randomised controlled trial

(2017) Lee M. Ashton et al.   Nutrition Journal

Power in Bayesian Mediation Analysis for Small Sample Research

(2017) Milica Miočević et al.   STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL

Use of activity tracking in major visceral surgery—the Enhanced Perioperative Mobilization (EPM) trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

(2017) Steffen Wolk et al.   Trials

Feasibility of a telephone and web-based physical activity intervention for women shift workers

(2017) S. E. Neil-Sztramko et al.   Translational Behavioral Medicine

Evaluating Digital Health Interventions

(2016) Elizabeth Murray et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Technology- and Phone-Based Weight Loss Intervention

(2016) Sheri J. Hartman et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Understanding and Promoting Effective Engagement With Digital Behavior Change Interventions

(2016) Lucy Yardley et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Framing Financial Incentives to Increase Physical Activity Among Overweight and Obese Adults

(2016) Mitesh S. Patel et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Understanding factors affecting patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies

(2016) Siobhan O’Connor et al.   BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Integrating Mobile health and Physical Activity to reduce the burden of Chronic low back pain Trial (IMPACT): a pilot trial protocol

(2016) Anita B. Amorim et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Balanced: a randomised trial examining the efficacy of two self-monitoring methods for an app-based multi-behaviour intervention to improve physical activity, sitting and sleep in adults

(2016) Mitch J. Duncan et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Study protocol of European Fans in Training (EuroFIT): a four-country randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle program for men delivered in elite football clubs

(2016) Femke van Nassau et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Effectiveness of a smartphone app in increasing physical activity amongst male adults: a randomised controlled trial

(2016) Tim Harries et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Tweeting to Health

(2016) Arlene E. Chung et al.   CLINICAL PEDIATRICS

Design and baseline characteristics of participants in the Enhancing Physical Activity and Reducing Obesity through Smartcare and Financial Incentives (EPAROSFI): A pilot randomized controlled trial

(2016) Dong Wook Shin et al.   Contemporary Clinical Trials

Efficacy of an mHealth intervention to stimulate physical activity in COPD patients after pulmonary rehabilitation

(2016) Sigrid N.W. Vorrink et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Increasing physical activity through mobile device interventions: A systematic review

(2016) Adrià Muntaner et al.   Health Informatics Journal

Process evaluation of physical activity counselling with and without the use of mobile technology: A mixed methods study

(2016) R. Verwey et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES

Individual Versus Team-Based Financial Incentives to Increase Physical Activity: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

(2016) Mitesh S. Patel et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE

An Internet-Based Physical Activity Intervention to Improve Quality of Life of Inactive Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

(2016) Karen Broekhuizen et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

Devices for Self-Monitoring Sedentary Time or Physical Activity: A Scoping Review

(2016) James P Sanders et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

Stairstep recognition and counting in a serious Game for increasing users’ physical activity

(2016) Matteo Ciman et al.   Personal and Ubiquitous Computing

Combined incentives versus no-incentive exercise programs on objectively measured physical activity and health-related variables

(2016) Curtis Fennell et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

The Use of Behavior Change Techniques and Theory in Technologies for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment in Adults: A Comprehensive Review

(2016) Sandra J. Winter et al.   PROGRESS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Utility of Consumer Physical Activity Trackers as an Intervention Tool in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment

(2016) Amanda M. Hickey et al.   PROGRESS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of a novel technology-based intervention to support physical activity in cancer survivors

(2016) Nancy M. Gell et al.   SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER

Increasing physical activity in stroke survivors using STARFISH, an interactive mobile phone application: a pilot study

(2016) Lorna Paul et al.   Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Preventing weight gain in African American breast cancer survivors using smart scales and activity trackers: a randomized controlled pilot study

(2016) Carmina G. Valle et al.   Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Effectiveness of activity trackers with and without incentives to increase physical activity (TRIPPA): a randomised controlled trial

(2016) Eric A Finkelstein et al.   Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Agile science: creating useful products for behavior change in the real world

(2016) Eric B. Hekler et al.   Translational Behavioral Medicine

Conceptualising engagement with digital behaviour change interventions: a systematic review using principles from critical interpretive synthesis

(2016) Olga Perski et al.   Translational Behavioral Medicine

An mHealth Intervention Using a Smartphone App to Increase Walking Behavior in Young Adults: A Pilot Study

(2016) Jane C Walsh et al.   JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Community Engagement to Optimize the Use of Web-Based and Wearable Technology in a Cardiovascular Health and Needs Assessment Study: A Mixed Methods Approach

(2016) Leah R Yingling et al.   JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Beyond the Randomized Controlled Trial: A Review of Alternatives in mHealth Clinical Trial Methods

(2016) Quynh Pham et al.   JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Effects of Three Motivationally Targeted Mobile Device Applications on Initial Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Change in Midlife and Older Adults: A Randomized Trial

(2016) Abby C. King et al.   PLoS One

Randomized Trial of a Fitbit-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Women

(2015) Lisa A. Cadmus-Bertram et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Chronic disease risks and use of a smartphone application during a physical activity and dietary intervention in Australian truck drivers

(2015) Nicholas D. Gilson et al.   AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Effectiveness of a Smartphone application and wearable device for weight loss in overweight or obese primary care patients: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

(2015) Esther Granado-Font et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Protocol for Get Moving: a randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of three minimal contact interventions to promote fitness and physical activity in working adults

(2015) Andrew JM Cooper et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Using an electronic activity monitor system as an intervention modality: A systematic review

(2015) Zakkoyya H. Lewis et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Design and protocol of a randomized multiple behavior change trial: Make Better Choices 2 (MBC2)

(2015) Christine A. Pellegrini et al.   Contemporary Clinical Trials

Design and baseline characteristics of participants in the TRial of Economic Incentives to Promote Physical Activity (TRIPPA): A randomized controlled trial of a six month pedometer program with financial incentives

(2015) Eric A. Finkelstein et al.   Contemporary Clinical Trials

Behavioral response to a just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI) to reduce sedentary behavior in obese adults: Implications for JITAI optimization.

(2015) J. Graham Thomas et al.   HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

The validity of consumer-level, activity monitors in healthy adults worn in free-living conditions: a cross-sectional study

(2015) Ty Ferguson et al.   International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Effect of a Web-Based Behavior Change Program on Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Overweight and Obese Adults at High Risk of Developing Cardiovascular Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial

(2015) Sinead Watson et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

It's LiFe! Mobile and Web-Based Monitoring and Feedback Tool Embedded in Primary Care Increases Physical Activity: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

(2015) Sanne van der Weegen et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

Apps for IMproving FITness and Increasing Physical Activity Among Young People: The AIMFIT Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

(2015) Artur Direito et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

Medium-Term Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Internet-Based and Patient-Specific Telerehabilitation Program With Text Messaging Support for Cardiac Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial

(2015) Ines Frederix et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

Trials of Intervention Principles: Evaluation Methods for Evolving Behavioral Intervention Technologies

(2015) David C Mohr et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

Sample size calculations for micro-randomized trials in mHealth

(2015) Peng Liao et al.   STATISTICS IN MEDICINE

Wearable Sensor/Device (Fitbit One) and SMS Text-Messaging Prompts to Increase Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

(2015) Julie B. Wang et al.   Telemedicine and e-Health

Process evaluation of complex interventions: Medical Research Council guidance

(2015) G. F. Moore et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Process evaluation of complex interventions: Medical Research Council guidance

(2015) G. F. Moore et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

mActive: A Randomized Clinical Trial of an Automated mHealth Intervention for Physical Activity Promotion

(2015) S. S. Martin et al.   Journal of the American Heart Association

Wearable Sensor/Device (Fitbit One) and SMS Text-Messaging Prompts to Increase Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

(2015) Julie B. Wang et al.   Telemedicine and e-Health

Use of the Fitbit to Measure Adherence to a Physical Activity Intervention Among Overweight or Obese, Postmenopausal Women: Self-Monitoring Trajectory During 16 Weeks

(2015) Lisa Cadmus-Bertram et al.   JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Development of an Accelerometer-Linked Online Intervention System to Promote Physical Activity in Adolescents

(2015) Nicole Guthrie et al.   PLoS One

“Go4Life” exercise counseling, accelerometer feedback, and activity levels in older people

(2014) Warren G. Thompson et al.   ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS

A monitoring and feedback tool embedded in a counselling protocol to increase physical activity of patients with COPD or type 2 diabetes in primary care: study protocol of a three-arm cluster randomised controlled trial

(2014) Renée Verwey et al.   BMC Family Practice

Adherence to and effectiveness of an individually tailored home-based exercise program for frail older adults, driven by mobility monitoring: design of a prospective cohort study

(2014) Hilde AE Geraedts et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Effectiveness of a smartphone application for improving healthy lifestyles, a randomized clinical trial (EVIDENT II): study protocol

(2014) José I Recio-Rodríguez et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Do physical activity and dietary smartphone applications incorporate evidence-based behaviour change techniques?

(2014) Artur Direito et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Effectiveness of a smartphone application to promote physical activity in primary care: the SMART MOVE randomised controlled trial

(2014) Liam G Glynn et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

Patients’ experiences of using a smartphone application to increase physical activity: the SMART MOVE qualitative study in primary care

(2014) Monica Casey et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

Behavior Change Techniques Implemented in Electronic Lifestyle Activity Monitors: A Systematic Content Analysis

(2014) Elizabeth J Lyons et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

A pilot study of a tool to stimulate physical activity in patients with COPD or type 2 diabetes in primary care

(2014) Renée Verwey et al.   JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE

Deconstructing gamification: evaluating the effectiveness of continuous measurement, virtual rewards, and social comparison for promoting physical activity

(2014) Oren Zuckerman et al.   Personal and Ubiquitous Computing

B-MOBILE - A Smartphone-Based Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Time in Overweight/Obese Individuals: A Within-Subjects Experimental Trial

(2014) Dale S. Bond et al.   PLoS One

Activity Monitor Intervention to Promote Physical Activity of Physicians-In-Training: Randomized Controlled Trial

(2014) Anne N. Thorndike et al.   PLoS One

Measuring and Influencing Physical Activity with Smartphone Technology: A Systematic Review

(2014) Judit Bort-Roig et al.   SPORTS MEDICINE

Health Mashups

(2013) Frank Bentley et al.   ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

Continuous Evaluation of Evolving Behavioral Intervention Technologies

(2013) David C. Mohr et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Mobile Health Technology Evaluation

(2013) Santosh Kumar et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

A telerehabilitation intervention for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a randomized controlled pilot trial

(2013) Monique Tabak et al.   CLINICAL REHABILITATION

Physical activity, sedentary behavior and total wellness changes among sedentary adults: a 4-week randomized controlled trial

(2013) Faisal A Barwais et al.   Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Mobile Phone Interventions to Increase Physical Activity and Reduce Weight

(2013) Janna Stephens et al.   Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Single-Case Experimental Designs to Evaluate Novel Technology-Based Health Interventions

(2013) Jesse Dallery et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

Motivational cues as real-time feedback for changing daily activity behavior of patients with COPD

(2013) Monique Tabak et al.   PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Harnessing Different Motivational Frames via Mobile Phones to Promote Daily Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Aging Adults

(2013) Abby C. King et al.   PLoS One

Using an individualised consultation and activPAL™ feedback to reduce sedentary time in older Scottish adults: Results of a feasibility and pilot study

(2013) Claire F. Fitzsimons et al.   PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

SMART MOVE - a smartphone-based intervention to promote physical activity in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

(2013) Liam G Glynn et al.   Trials

Process evaluations for cluster-randomised trials of complex interventions: a proposed framework for design and reporting

(2013) Aileen Grant et al.   Trials

Increasing the medium-term clinical benefits of hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation by physical activity telemonitoring in coronary artery disease patients

(2013) Ines Frederix et al.   European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

The effectiveness of physical activity monitoring and distance counseling in an occupational setting – Results from a randomized controlled trial (CoAct)

(2012) Karita Reijonsaari et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

A smartphone-supported weight loss program: design of the ENGAGED randomized controlled trial

(2012) Christine A Pellegrini et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

CONSORT-EHEALTH: Improving and Standardizing Evaluation Reports of Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions

(2012) Gunther Eysenbach et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

Electronic feedback in a diet- and physical activity-based lifestyle intervention for weight loss: a randomized controlled trial

(2011) Sara L Shuger et al.   International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Damned if you do, damned if you don't: subgroup analysis and equity

(2011) Mark Petticrew et al.   JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

A Systematic Review of the Impact of Adherence on the Effectiveness of e-Therapies

(2011) Liesje Donkin et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

The Comparison of a Technology-Based System and an In-Person Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention

(2011) Christine A. Pellegrini et al.   Obesity

Designing motivation using persuasive ambient mirrors

(2011) Tatsuo Nakajima et al.   Personal and Ubiquitous Computing

A mobile phone-based care model for outpatient cardiac rehabilitation: the care assessment platform (CAP)

(2010) Darren L Walters et al.   BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Scoping studies: advancing the methodology

(2010) Danielle Levac et al.   Implementation Science

Engagement and Retention: Measuring Breadth and Depth of Participant Use of an Online Intervention

(2010) Mick P Couper et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

Use of a mobile phone diary for observing weight management and related behaviours

(2010) Elina Mattila et al.   JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE

Estimating physical activity energy expenditure, sedentary time, and physical activity intensity by self-report in adults

(2009) Hervé Besson et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Feasibility and Effectiveness of Online Physical Activity Advice Based on a Personal Activity Monitor: Randomized Controlled Trial

(2009) Sander M Slootmaker et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

Get up and move: an interactive cuddly toy that stimulates physical activity

(2009) Andrea Leal Penados et al.   Personal and Ubiquitous Computing

Mobile Diary for Wellness Management—Results on Usage and Usability in Two User Studies

(2008) E. Mattila et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BIOMEDICINE

Evaluating the impact of mobile telephone technology on type 2 diabetic patients’ self-management: the NICHE pilot study

(2008) Zubaida Faridi et al.   JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

What Ever Happened to N-of-1 Trials? Insiders' Perspectives and a Look to the Future

(2008) RICHARD L. KRAVITZ et al.   MILBANK QUARTERLY

Developing and evaluating complex interventions: the new Medical Research Council guidance

(2008) Peter Craig et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Context awareness in a handheld exercise agent

(2008) Timothy W. Bickmore et al.   Pervasive and Mobile Computing