Use of Fitbit Devices in Physical Activity Intervention Studies Across the Life Course: Narrative Review

• Main Authors: St Fleur, Ruth Gaelle (Author), St George, Sara Mijares (Author), Leite, Rafael (Author), Kobayashi, Marissa (Author), Agosto, Yaray (Author), Jake-Schoffman, Danielle E (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundCommercial off-the-shelf activity trackers (eg, Fitbit) allow users to self-monitor their daily physical activity (PA), including the number of steps, type of PA, amount of sleep, and other features. Fitbits have been used as both measurement and intervention tools. However, it is not clea...