In-hospital activity trackers increase step count and improve physical function: review
Patients using wearable trackers had higher physical activity and functioning.
Use of wearable activity trackers during hospitalisation is associated with higher physical activity levels, less sedentary behaviour, and better physical functioning versus usual care, according to a review published in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers from the University of SA in Adelaide explored the association between interventions that use wearable activity trackers — such as pedometers and accelerometers — in hospitalised patients with physical activity, sedentary behaviour, clinical outcomes, and hospital efficiency outcomes.
