"Fitness Trackers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Devices used for measuring physical activity as an indication of HEALTH STATUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000072936
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.230.300 E07.305.906.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Fitness Trackers- Fitness Trackers
- Fitness Tracker
- Tracker, Fitness
- Trackers, Fitness
Physical Fitness Trackers- Physical Fitness Trackers
- Fitness Tracker, Physical
- Fitness Trackers, Physical
- Physical Fitness Tracker
- Tracker, Physical Fitness
- Trackers, Physical Fitness
Activity Trackers- Activity Trackers
- Activity Tracker
- Tracker, Activity
- Trackers, Activity
Personal Fitness Trackers- Personal Fitness Trackers
- Fitness Tracker, Personal
- Fitness Trackers, Personal
- Personal Fitness Tracker
- Tracker, Personal Fitness
- Trackers, Personal Fitness
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fitness Trackers" by people in Profiles.
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Comparing the Accuracy of Different Wearable Activity Monitors in Patients With Lung Cancer and Providing Initial Recommendations: Protocol for a Pilot Validation Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Jun 19; 14:e70472.
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Wearable Devices Beyond Activity Trackers in Youth With Obesity: Summary of Options. Child Obes. 2024 Apr; 20(3):208-218.
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Fit24, a digital health intervention to reduce type 2 diabetes risk among Hispanic youth: Protocol for a feasibility pilot study. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 04; 127:107117.
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Digital Health Engagement in the US Population: Insights From the 2018 Health Information National Trends Survey. Am J Public Health. 2021 07; 111(7):1348-1351.
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Investigating the within-person relationships between activity levels and sleep duration using Fitbit data. Transl Behav Med. 2021 03 16; 11(2):619-624.
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Do smartphone applications and activity trackers increase physical activity in adults? Systematic review, meta-analysis and metaregression. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Apr; 55(8):422-432.
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Self-efficacy and Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Adults Participating in a Worksite Weight Loss Intervention: Multistate Modeling of Wearable Device Data. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 04; 29(4):769-776.
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Quantitative mobility metrics from a wearable sensor predict incident parkinsonism in older adults. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2019 08; 65:190-196.
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Instrumental variable approach to estimating the scalar-on-function regression model with measurement error with application to energy expenditure assessment in childhood obesity. Stat Med. 2019 09 10; 38(20):3764-3781.
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Relationship Between Self-Reported Restless Sleep and Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 05; 73(5):687-692.