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Do activity monitors increase physical activity in adults with overweight or obesity? A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
de Vries Herman J.,
Kooiman Thea J.M.,
van Ittersum Miriam W.,
van Brussel Marco,
de Groot Martijn
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1002/oby.21619
Subject(s) - cinahl , overweight , psycinfo , medicine , psychological intervention , meta analysis , medline , randomized controlled trial , physical activity , systematic review , obesity , physical therapy , gerontology , psychiatry , political science , law
Objective To systematically assess contemporary knowledge regarding behavioral physical activity interventions including an activity monitor (BPAI+) in adults with overweight or obesity. Methods PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, CENTRAL, and PEDro were searched for eligible full‐text articles up to 1 July 2015. Studies eligible for inclusion were (randomized) controlled trials describing physical activity outcomes in adults with overweight or obesity. Methodological quality was independently assessed employing the Cochrane Collaboration's tool for risk of bias. Results Fourteen studies (1,157 participants) were included for systematic review and 11 for meta‐analysis. A positive trend in BPAI+ effects on several measures of physical activity was ascertained compared with both wait list or usual care and behavioral physical activity interventions without an activity monitor (BPAI−). No convincing evidence of BPAI+ effectiveness on weight loss was found compared with BPAI−. Conclusions Behavioral physical activity interventions with an activity monitor increase physical activity in adults with overweight or obesity. Also, adding an activity monitor to behavioral physical activity interventions appears to increase the effect on physical activity, although current evidence has not yet provided conclusive evidence for its effectiveness.