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Impact of Activity Tracker Usage in Combination with a Physical Activity Intervention on Physical and Cognitive Parameters in Healthy Adults Aged 60+: A Randomized Controlled Trial

by
Tina Auerswald
1,
Anna Hendker
2,
Tiara Ratz
3,
Sonia Lippke
3,
Claudia R. Pischke
4,
Manuela Peters
5,
Jochen Meyer
6,
Kai von Holdt
6 and
Claudia Voelcker-Rehage
1,2,*
1
Institute of Human Movement Science and Health, Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09126 Chemnitz, Germany
2
Department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise, Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany
3
Department of Psychology & Methods, Jacobs University Bremen GmbH, 28759 Bremen, Germany
4
Institute of Medical Sociology, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
5
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology–BIPS, 28359 Bremen, Germany
6
OFFIS–Institute for Information Technology, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Academic Editors: Giorgio Liguori and Francesca Gallè
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(7), 3785; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073785
Received: 28 January 2022 / Revised: 4 March 2022 / Accepted: 7 March 2022 / Published: 22 March 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The 2nd Edition of Physical Activity and Elder Health)
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Regular physical activity (PA) is of central importance for healthy aging and has a well-known impact on helping older adults maintain their cognitive and physical health. Thus, we aimed to compare the effectiveness of two physical activity interventions primarily conducted at home (print-based or web-based vs. web-based plus the use of an activity tracker) on cognitive and physical health parameters in older adults. Data of participants (n = 551, 60–80 years) were analyzed after being randomly allocated to a waitlist control group (CG), a web-based or print-based intervention group (IG) or a web-based intervention group that also included the use of an activity tracker (AG). Measured parameters were grip strength, endurance (two-minute step test), gait speed (four-meter walk test), cognition (Simon task; balanced integration score (BIS), reaction time and accuracy) and physical self-concept (Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ)). We found the highest effect sizes in all measured dimensions for AG (grip strength, endurance, gait speed, reaction time, physical self-concept), followed by IG (endurance, gait speed, reaction time, physical self-concept) and CG (endurance, gait speed, BIS). Findings suggest that a combined web-based and activity tracker intervention may improve physical functions, physical self-concept, and cognition in community-dwelling older adults. View Full-Text
Keywords: older adults; activity tracker; steps; exercise; cognition; home-based interventions; Simon task older adults; activity tracker; steps; exercise; cognition; home-based interventions; Simon task
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Auerswald, T.; Hendker, A.; Ratz, T.; Lippke, S.; Pischke, C.R.; Peters, M.; Meyer, J.; Holdt, K.v.; Voelcker-Rehage, C. Impact of Activity Tracker Usage in Combination with a Physical Activity Intervention on Physical and Cognitive Parameters in Healthy Adults Aged 60+: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3785. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073785

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Auerswald T, Hendker A, Ratz T, Lippke S, Pischke CR, Peters M, Meyer J, Holdt Kv, Voelcker-Rehage C. Impact of Activity Tracker Usage in Combination with a Physical Activity Intervention on Physical and Cognitive Parameters in Healthy Adults Aged 60+: A Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(7):3785. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073785

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Auerswald, Tina, Anna Hendker, Tiara Ratz, Sonia Lippke, Claudia R. Pischke, Manuela Peters, Jochen Meyer, Kai v. Holdt, and Claudia Voelcker-Rehage. 2022. "Impact of Activity Tracker Usage in Combination with a Physical Activity Intervention on Physical and Cognitive Parameters in Healthy Adults Aged 60+: A Randomized Controlled Trial" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 7: 3785. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073785

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