Tech & Wearableswell supported · human dataDiscovery of the day
Pooling 26 randomised trials in 4129 older adults, multicomponent digital health programmes raised daily steps by 822.8 per day and moderate-to-vigorous activity by 45.9 minutes a week. Sedentary time, light activity and total activity showed no statistically significant change.
- Study design
- Meta-analysis
- Journal
- J Med Internet Res
- Evidence
- well supported
What it shows: Reasonably strong on brisk activity, weaker on steps: results pooled from 26 trials in 4129 older adults, with certainty rated moderate for moderate-to-vigorous activity and low for everything else. The trials disagreed a lot and many combined the technology with human coaching, so the app or tracker alone cannot take the credit.Meta-analysis · J Med Internet Res
Effects of Multicomponent Digital Health Interventions on Multidimensional Physical Activity in Older Adults: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Med Internet Res 2026Read the study →