Onyekwere Anita O, Okobi Okelue E, Ifiora Francis C, Akinboro Micheal K, Akueme Ngozi T, Iroro Joy, Dan-Eleberi Abigail O, Onyeaka Faith C, Ghansah Aba Amoasiwah
School of Medicine, Richmond Gabriel University, Kingstown, VCT.
Family Medicine, Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus, Miami, USA.
Cureus. 2023 Aug 28;15(8):e44289. doi: 10.7759/cureus.44289. eCollection 2023 Aug.
Objective To examine the relationship between electronic wearable device (WD) use and physical activity (PA) levels among older adults in the US. Methods Data were pooled from 3310 older adults from the 2019 and 2020 Health Information National Trends Survey. The explanatory variable was WD use, and the outcomes were weekly PA levels, resistance training, and sedentary time. Logistic regression was conducted to investigate the association between WD use and the reported outcome variables. Separate logistic models were also fitted to explore the relationship between WD use and physical activity outcomes among a subgroup of older adults with chronic conditions. Results A total of 14.4% of older adults reported WD use. Older adults who use WD were more likely to meet national guidelines for weekly levels of PA (odds ratio (OR) 1.60, 95% confidence intervals (CI) (1.10, 2.32); p = 0.015) and resistance strength training (OR 1.54, 95% CI (1.14, 2.09); p = 0.005) when compared with their counterparts not using WD. After restricting the analysis to those with chronic conditions only, WD use was only associated with a higher level of weekly strength training (OR 1.68, 95% CI 1.19, 2.38; p = 0.004). Conclusion WD use may be associated with increased physical activity among older adults, including those with chronic health conditions. Further studies are needed to examine the factors influencing the adoption and sustained use of WD in older adults.
目的 研究美国老年人使用电子可穿戴设备(WD)与身体活动(PA)水平之间的关系。方法 数据来自2019年和2020年健康信息国家趋势调查中的3310名老年人。解释变量为WD的使用情况,结果变量为每周的PA水平、阻力训练和久坐时间。采用逻辑回归分析WD使用与报告的结果变量之间的关联。还建立了单独的逻辑模型,以探讨WD使用与慢性病老年亚组身体活动结果之间的关系。结果 共有14.4%的老年人报告使用了WD。与未使用WD的老年人相比,使用WD的老年人更有可能达到每周PA水平的国家指南(优势比(OR)1.60,95%置信区间(CI)(1.10,2.32);p = 0.015)和阻力强度训练(OR 1.54,95%CI(1.14,2.09);p = 0.005)。仅将分析限制在患有慢性病的人群中后,WD的使用仅与更高水平的每周力量训练相关(OR 1.68,95%CI 1.19,2.38;p = 0.004)。结论 WD的使用可能与老年人身体活动增加有关,包括患有慢性健康状况的老年人。需要进一步研究以检查影响老年人采用和持续使用WD的因素。