Gamifying accelerometer use increases physical activity levels of individuals pre-disposed to type II diabetes

Physical activity is important for preventing obesity and diabetes, but most obese and pre-diabetic patients are not physically active. We developed a Fitbit-based game called MapTrek that promotes walking. We recruited obese and pre-diabetic patients. Half were randomly assigned to the control grou...

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Autores principales: Francis, Shelby L., Simmering, Jacob E., Polgreen, Linnea A., Evans, Nicholas J., Hosteng, Katie R., Carr, Lucas J., Cremer, James F., Coe, Sarah, Cavanaugh, Joe E., Segre, Alberto M., Polgreen, Philip M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2021
Materias:
Regular Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8209749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34178586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101426

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8209749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34178586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101426

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