Association Between Wearable Device Use and Levels of Physical Activity Among Older Adults in the US: Evidence From the 2019-2020 Health Information National Trends Survey.
| Autor: | Onyekwere AO; School of Medicine, Richmond Gabriel University, Kingstown, VCT., Okobi OE; Family Medicine, Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus, Miami, USA.; Family Medicine, Medficient Health Systems, Laurel, USA.; Family Medicine, Lakeside Medical Center, Belle Glade, USA., Ifiora FC; Pharmacy, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, USA., Akinboro MK; Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Texas A&M Health School of Public Health, College Station, USA., Akueme NT; Dermatology, University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, NGA., Iroro J; Internal Medicine, All Saints University School of Medicine, Roseau, DMA., Dan-Eleberi AO; Internal Medicine, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, GHA., Onyeaka FC; Haematology/Blood Transfusion Science, Madonna University, Calabar, NGA., Ghansah AA; Internal Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Accra, GHA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Aug 28; Vol. 15 (8), pp. e44289. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 28 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.44289 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective To examine the relationship between electronic wearable device (WD) use and physical activity (PA) levels among older adults in the US. Methods Data were pooled from 3310 older adults from the 2019 and 2020 Health Information National Trends Survey. The explanatory variable was WD use, and the outcomes were weekly PA levels, resistance training, and sedentary time. Logistic regression was conducted to investigate the association between WD use and the reported outcome variables. Separate logistic models were also fitted to explore the relationship between WD use and physical activity outcomes among a subgroup of older adults with chronic conditions. Results A total of 14.4% of older adults reported WD use. Older adults who use WD were more likely to meet national guidelines for weekly levels of PA (odds ratio (OR) 1.60, 95% confidence intervals (CI) (1.10, 2.32); p = 0.015) and resistance strength training (OR 1.54, 95% CI (1.14, 2.09); p = 0.005) when compared with their counterparts not using WD. After restricting the analysis to those with chronic conditions only, WD use was only associated with a higher level of weekly strength training (OR 1.68, 95% CI 1.19, 2.38; p = 0.004). Conclusion WD use may be associated with increased physical activity among older adults, including those with chronic health conditions. Further studies are needed to examine the factors influencing the adoption and sustained use of WD in older adults. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2023, Onyekwere et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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