International Journal of Health Sciences

Physical Activity Interventions Using Motion Sensor to Improve Adolescents’ Cardiometabolic Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Géssika Castilho dos SANTOS, Ms, SibelliOlivieri PARREIRAS, PhD, Jeffer SASAKI, PhD, Antonio STABELINI NETO, PhD.

Abstract
Objective: The purpose this study was systematically review physical activity interventions using motion sensors (with or without access to mHealth technology) on cardiometabolic health in adolescents.Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Lilacs, Web of Science, and SPORTDiscus electronic databases were searched on 18October,2019 using predefined terms: population (adolescents, adolescence, youth), intervention (exercise, physical activity), and results (smartphone, mobile applications, pedometer, step counter, motion sensor). Studies included were those which adopted some type of physical activity (structured or unstructured) intervention with motion sensors that provided feedback for self-monitoring with the objective of improving cardiometabolic health in adolescents (12-18 years). To evaluate the risk of bias, Cochrane tool were used. Review Manager 5.3 software was used to perform the meta‐analysis. In total, four randomized controlled trials were included in the meta-analysis. Results: A total of 12 articles met the inclusion criteria, 6 of them analyzed in the meta-analysis. The findings of the review indicate that the most commonly used motion sensor in intervention studies was the pedometer. The meta-analysis demonstrated that physical activity interventions using motion sensors for self-monitoring and lasting more than six months promoted a decrease in body mass index, body mass index z-score, and body fat for the intervention group compared to the control group.Conclusion: This systematic review and meta-analysis highlights that the most commonly used motion sensor in intervention studies was the pedometer. Moreover, the results found in this review on the physical activity interventions using motion sensors on cardiometabolic risk factors were summarized as body composition outcomes.

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