Wearable Technology-Based Physical Activity Measurement and Intervention
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Digital Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (19 March 2021) | Viewed by 18325
Special Issue Editor
Interests: epidemiology; preschool children; intervention; reliability; sedentary behavior; wearable technology; validity
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Dear Colleague,
Despite the well-established health benefits of regular physical activity, only a small proportion of population in developed and/or developing countries is physically active enough to achieve the associated health benefits, placing physical inactivity as one of the major public health concerns worldwide. Researchers, clinicians, and practitioners are increasingly adopting wearable technologies in various settings to measure and/or promote physical activity in diverse populations (e.g., children and youth, patients, pregnant women, older adults); however, the development of effective strategies for improving physical activity particularly using novel wearable technologies that also provide accurate and consistent monitoring of physical activity is understudied. In fact, available data are limited and sometimes inconsistent, leaving a gap in understanding the utilization of innovative and affordable wearable technologies in physical activity interventions and the effects of those interventions in in various population groups. As part of continuous efforts to extend our desire for developing cost-effective and sustainable interventions to improve physical activity and human health, this Special Issue calls for research studies on a broad range of topics in wearable technology-based physical activity management and intervention to promote human health across varying health domains and populations.
We invite investigators to submit original as well as review articles addressing topics on a broad range in wearable technology-based physical activity management and intervention to promote human health across varying health. Potential topics covered in this Special Issue can be found below.
- Studies examining the effects of (wearable) technology-based interventions to promote physical activity and/or reduce sedentary behavior in diverse populations (e.g., children and youth, patients, pregnant women, older adults);
- Studies identifying processes of implementing technology-based physical activity interventions;
- Observational or experimental studies understanding the role of technology, including games and social media, in promoting physical activity;
- Studies examining the optimal approaches to promote physical activity using wearable technologies;
- Utilizing wearable and other technologies to describe the levels and/or trends of physical activity/sedentary behavior across diverse populations;
- Methodological studies examining the validity and/or reliability of wearable technology-based devices for assessing physical activity and sedentary behavior.
Prof. Dr. Wonwoo Byun
Guest Editor
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