Device-based monitoring and intensive smartphone-based assessments (e.g., ecological momentary assessment [EMA]) are increasingly used to capture movement-related behaviors such as physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) and their motivational antecedents in everyday life ( O
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Measurement Reactivity in Ecological Momentary Assessment Studies of Movement-Related Behaviors
Jaclyn P. Maher, Danielle Arigo, Kiri Baga, Gabrielle M. Salvatore, Kristen Pasko, Brynn L. Hudgins, and Laura M. König
University Student’s Perceptions of Self-Tracking Devices, Data Privacy, and Sharing Digital Data for Research Purposes
Marianne I. Clark and Matthew W. Driller
experiences of engaging with digital technologies (i.e., self-tracking devices) and sharing their digital data for research purposes. Specifically, we asked about students’ motivations for participating in this research, perceptions of sharing their data with researchers, and their understandings of digital
From Research to Application of Wearable-Derived Digital Health Measures—A Perspective From ActiGraph
Jeremy Wyatt and Christine C. Guo
motivation to replace traditional clinical endpoints, which are often decades old with known limitations in psychometric properties (Figures 2 and 3 ; Masanneck et al., 2023 ; Mittermaier et al., 2023 ; Woelfle et al., 2023 ). This need is particularly high in neurology and rare diseases, where drug
Missing Step Count Data? Step Away From the Expectation–Maximization Algorithm
Mia S. Tackney, Daniel Stahl, Elizabeth Williamson, and James Carpenter
( Bayley et al., 2015 ; Ismail et al., 2019 , 2020 ). The MOVE-IT trial investigated the effects of motivational interviewing and motivational group therapy in reducing weight and increasing physical activity for patients who are at high risk of cardiovascular disease (QRISK2 of 20% or higher; National
Effectiveness of Fitbit Activity Prompts in Reducing Sitting Time and Increasing Physical Activity in University Employees: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Benjamin D. Boudreaux, Julie A. Schenck, Zhixuan Chu, and Michael D. Schmidt
engage in PA ( Michie et al., 2011 , 2013 ; Sanders et al., 2016 ). Because of the diverse consumer wearable devices on the market, manufacturers use different keywords or motivational message prompts such as “stand,” “move,” and “inactive” to prompt or remind a user that they have been sedentary
Changes in Device-Measured Physical Activity Patterns in U.K. Adults Related to the First COVID-19 Lockdown
Andrew P. Kingsnorth, Mhairi Patience, Elena Moltchanova, Dale W. Esliger, Nicola J. Paine, and Matthew Hobbs
), which has the potential to both positively and negatively impact on the daily routines of the population. Enforcing behavioral restrictions could influence the capability, motivation, and opportunity to conduct a behavior ( Michie, van Stralen, & West, 2011 ), and considering over a third of adults in
The KID Study (Kids Interacting With Dogs): Piloting a Novel Approach for Measuring Dog-Facilitated Youth Physical Activity
Colleen J. Chase, Sarah Burkart, and Katie Potter
youth population. Dogs support many of the known correlates of children’s PA. Personal factors, including enjoyment, motivation, and social support, are associated with increased children’s PA ( Sterdt et al., 2014 ). As shown in Figure 1 , leveraging the bond between the child and family dog may lead
Does Preoperative Pain Catastrophizing Influence Objectively Measured Physical Activity Before and After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Cohort Study
Sara Birch, Torben Bæk Hansen, Maiken Stilling, and Inger Mechlenburg
reduction achieved from a TKA. PA is most likely affected by factors such as motivation, habits, lifestyle, and socioeconomic factors. These barriers complicate improvement of PA, and in a qualitative study, Harding et al. found that despite an increased capacity to be physically active after a total hip
Let us Dance Around the World! Toward More Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research
Mai ChinAPaw and Manou Anselma
something and then you do not hear from them for a while.” Motivations for continued study participation were: “It does not take much time but you are helping other people,” “I like seeing my life reflected in a statistic,” but also receiving gift vouchers and reimbursement of travel expenses. Participants
Use of Accelerometers to Track Changes in Stepping Behavior With the Introduction of the 2020 COVID Pandemic Restrictions: A Case Study
Tiereny McGuire, Kirstie Devin, Victoria Patricks, Benjamin Griffiths, Craig Speirs, and Malcolm Granat
al., 2018 ) which were not expected to have changed during the “working from home” period of lockdown. Given that sedentary behavior is most commonly influenced by intrinsic motivation and least by extrinsic regulation ( Gaston et al., 2016 ), it is likely that changes in sedentary time are influenced most
