TY  - JOUR
AU  - Schmidt, Laura I.
AU  - Jansen, Carl-Philipp
AU  - Depenbusch, Johanna
AU  - Gabrian, Martina
AU  - Sieverding, Monika
AU  - Wahl, Hans-Werner
TI  - Using wearables to promote physical activity in old age. Feasibility, benefits, and user friendliness.
JO  - Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie
VL  - 55
IS  - 5
SN  - 0044-281X
CY  - Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Medizin
M1  - DKFZ-2022-01502
SP  - 388-393
PY  - 2022
N1  - 2022 Aug;55(5):388-393
AB  - Background: Wearables provide new opportunities to promote physical activity also among older adults but data on effectiveness and user friendliness are rare.Objective: The effects of a comprehensive self-regulative intervention on moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and number of steps were examined using commercially available activity trackers. Acceptance regarding the devices was analysed in various domains.Methods: In this study 80 older adults (mean = 67.03 years, standard deviation = 3.97 years; 59
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:35849158
DO  - DOI:10.1007/s00391-022-02083-x
UR  - https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/180707
ER  -