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

A Systematic Review on What Features Should Be Supported by Fitness Apps and Wearables to Help Users Overcome Obesity

“…We used keywords mentioned in the table below ( The systematic review methodology has been adopted from Lewis et al [5] and the flow chart below shows the methodology of the systematic review. In the twelve studies selected, each one was based on a different wearable device: Fitbit [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41], Gruve [42] Bluetooth Actiwatch [43], activPAL [44], PAM [45][46] Sense Wear armband [47][48][49] and MTx-W sensor [50].…”

“…These wearable devices are worn on different body parts in these studies as per monitor instructions. Studies using Fitbit [39], MTx-W [50] Gruve [42] and PAM [46] required the devices to be worn along the iliac crest. Fitzsimons et al"s [44] study, which used activePAL as a monitoring device required it to be worn along the upper thigh.…”

Tailored motivational message generation: A model and practical framework for real-time physical activity coaching

“…One of the suggestions from the review in [14] is that real-time delivery of messages through mobile phones may improve the effects of the messaging on physical activity behavior, compared to the slower modes of delivery such as telephone or regular mail. The purpose of the framework for message generation we present in Section 4 is to be used in a smartphone-based activity coaching application, as used in our previous studies [5,6,29]. Therefore, we look specifically at the literature targeting mobile phone based delivery of motivational messages.…”

“…This may seem obvious, as for most physical activity promotion tools, encouraging activity is the only goal. However, for various chronic disease patient populations such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [6], Chronic Fatigue Syndrome [36] or Chronic Low Back Pain [5], a ''secondary'' goal is identified to balance activity levels over the day. This means that sometimes -e.g.…”

“…Such reminders have already shown to be effective in patients suffering from Chronic Low Back Pain [5] or COPD 1 [6]. However, there is a need identified in these studies as well as in related research [7,8] to provide a more sophisticated and tailored delivery of messages.…”