14 - Electronic Activity Monitoring

Summary

1 Electronic Activity Monitoring Systems for Physical Activity Promotion

 1.1 The Evolution and Early Versions of Electronic Activity Monitoring Systems

 1.2 Early Pioneers and Their Contributions

 1.3 Early Systematic Evaluation of EAMS

2 Current Evidence of Electronic Activity Monitoring Systems

 2.1 Generally Healthy Adults

  2.1.1 Evidence by Device

  2.1.2 Current Leaders and Their Major Contributions

  2.1.3 Limitations to the Evidence among Generally Healthy Adults

 2.2 Chronic Health Conditions

  2.2.1 Alzheimer’s Disease

 2.2.2 Cancer

  2.2.3 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  2.2.4 Diabetes

  2.2.5 Heart Disease

  2.2.6 Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases

 2.3 Children

  2.3.1 Limitation to the Evidence among Children

 2.4 Factors Impacting User Acceptance

  2.4.1 Measurement Validity

  2.4.2 Behavior Change Techniques

  2.4.3 Supplemental Intervention Tools

3 Proposed Future Research

 3.1 Older Adults

 3.2 Adaptive Interventions

 3.3 Cancer

 3.4 Mental Illness

 3.5 Cardiovascular Disease and Other Health Conditions

 3.6 Multiple Health Behaviors

 3.7 Rehabilitation

 3.8 Family Intervention

 3.9 EAMS Alone versus Multicomponent

4 Conclusion