Review: use of pedometers increases physical activity in adults
D M Bravata
Dr D M Bravata, Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford, CA, USA; dbravata@stanford.edu
QUESTION
In adult outpatients, does the use of pedometers increase physical activity?
REVIEW SCOPE
Studies selected assessed pedometer use among >5 adult outpatients. Studies were excluded if participants were admitted to hospital or confined to a research centre, pedometers were sealed so that participants in the intervention group could not see the number of steps, or pedometers were used to measure the effects of a drug on a person’s ability to be physically active. Outcome was change in number of steps walked daily.
REVIEW METHODS
Medline (to Feb 2007); EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Sport Discus, …
