Although physicians recognize the importance of physical activity in the prevention
and maintenance of chronic diseases [
[1]
], few incorporate physical activity counseling into routine clinic visits [
[2]
]. One major barrier has been the paucity of means to objectively assess patient's
long-term physical activity patterns [
[3]
]. We investigated if the Fitbit®, one of the most common wireless physical activity
trackers in the consumer market, met reasonable validity and reliability standards
such that they could be used by primary care physicians to monitor their patient's
physical activity objectively between clinic visits.Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 04, 2015
Accepted:
March 2,
2015
Received:
January 23,
2015
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