Using a Consumer Wearable Activity Monitoring Device to Study Physical Activity and Sleep Among Adolescents in Project Viva: Cohort Study
Abstract BackgroundThe increasing prevalence of physical inactivity and insufficient sleep in adolescents likely contribute to worsening cardiometabolic and mental health. However, obtaining accurate behavioral measures is a challenge. Consumer wearable devices offer a user-fr...
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BackgroundThe increasing prevalence of physical inactivity and insufficient sleep in adolescents likely contribute to worsening cardiometabolic and mental health. However, obtaining accurate behavioral measures is a challenge. Consumer wearable devices offer a user-friendly method to assess physical activity and sleep.
ObjectiveThis study aimed to describe the process and the preliminary results of physical activity and sleep collected using a consumer wearable Fitbit device in an adolescent cohort.
MethodsWe provided Fitbit Charge 2
ResultsWe collected over 7 million minutes of physical activity, heart rate, and sleep data from 677 participants, female. The mean (SD) age of participants was 17.7 (0.7) years. Among the 677 participants, were non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, were Hispanic, non-Hispanic Asian, and belonged to other races. Participants demonstrated a high adherence to the research protocol, with the mean (SD) wear duration of 7.5 (1.1) days, and 90% of participants (612/677) had 5 or more days wearing the device for >600 minutes/day. The mean (SD) number of steps was 8883 (3455) steps/day and the mean (SD) awake sedentary time was 564 (138) minutes/day. Male participants were more often engaged in very active (27 minutes/day) and moderately active physical activity (29 minutes/day) compared with female participants (15 and 17 minutes/day, respectively). Over 87% (588/677) of participants had sleep data available for 5 or more days, among whom the average nightly sleep duration was 7.9 (SD 0.9) hours.
ConclusionsThis study demonstrated the feasibility of using consumer wearable devices to measure physical activity and sleep in a cohort of US adolescents. The high compliance rates provide valuable insights into adolescent behavior patterns and their influence on chronic disease development and mental health outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cdd7dfd1469b426bb8c3532c312bd8f72025-02-11T21:01:55ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Pediatrics and Parenting2561-67222025-02-018e59159e5915910.2196/59159Using a Consumer Wearable Activity Monitoring Device to Study Physical Activity and Sleep Among Adolescents in Project Viva: Cohort StudyYutong Zhanghttp://orcid.org/0009-0009-3236-5833Nicole Bornkamphttp://orcid.org/0009-0008-6967-1730Marie-France Hiverthttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7752-2585Emily Okenhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2513-3339Peter Jameshttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2858-1973 Abstract BackgroundThe increasing prevalence of physical inactivity and insufficient sleep in adolescents likely contribute to worsening cardiometabolic and mental health. However, obtaining accurate behavioral measures is a challenge. Consumer wearable devices offer a user-friendly method to assess physical activity and sleep. ObjectiveThis study aimed to describe the process and the preliminary results of physical activity and sleep collected using a consumer wearable Fitbit device in an adolescent cohort. MethodsWe provided Fitbit Charge 2 ResultsWe collected over 7 million minutes of physical activity, heart rate, and sleep data from 677 participants, female. The mean (SD) age of participants was 17.7 (0.7) years. Among the 677 participants, were non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, were Hispanic, non-Hispanic Asian, and belonged to other races. Participants demonstrated a high adherence to the research protocol, with the mean (SD) wear duration of 7.5 (1.1) days, and 90% of participants (612/677) had 5 or more days wearing the device for >600 minutes/day. The mean (SD) number of steps was 8883 (3455) steps/day and the mean (SD) awake sedentary time was 564 (138) minutes/day. Male participants were more often engaged in very active (27 minutes/day) and moderately active physical activity (29 minutes/day) compared with female participants (15 and 17 minutes/day, respectively). Over 87% (588/677) of participants had sleep data available for 5 or more days, among whom the average nightly sleep duration was 7.9 (SD 0.9) hours. ConclusionsThis study demonstrated the feasibility of using consumer wearable devices to measure physical activity and sleep in a cohort of US adolescents. The high compliance rates provide valuable insights into adolescent behavior patterns and their influence on chronic disease development and mental health outcomes.https://pediatrics.jmir.org/2025/1/e59159 |
| spellingShingle | Yutong Zhang Nicole Bornkamp Marie-France Hivert Emily Oken Peter James Using a Consumer Wearable Activity Monitoring Device to Study Physical Activity and Sleep Among Adolescents in Project Viva: Cohort Study JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting |
| title | Using a Consumer Wearable Activity Monitoring Device to Study Physical Activity and Sleep Among Adolescents in Project Viva: Cohort Study |
| title_full | Using a Consumer Wearable Activity Monitoring Device to Study Physical Activity and Sleep Among Adolescents in Project Viva: Cohort Study |
| title_fullStr | Using a Consumer Wearable Activity Monitoring Device to Study Physical Activity and Sleep Among Adolescents in Project Viva: Cohort Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using a Consumer Wearable Activity Monitoring Device to Study Physical Activity and Sleep Among Adolescents in Project Viva: Cohort Study |
| title_short | Using a Consumer Wearable Activity Monitoring Device to Study Physical Activity and Sleep Among Adolescents in Project Viva: Cohort Study |
| title_sort | using a consumer wearable activity monitoring device to study physical activity and sleep among adolescents in project viva cohort study |
| url | https://pediatrics.jmir.org/2025/1/e59159 |
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