John A. Naslund|Kelly A. Aschbrenner|Emily A. Scherer|Gregory J. McHugo|Lisa A. Marsch|Stephen J. Bartels
Wearable devices and mobile technologies for supporting behavioral weight loss among people with serious mental illness
Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center|Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice|Dartmouth College|Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center|Dartmouth College|Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice|Dartmouth College|Dartmouth College|Dartmouth College|Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center|Dartmouth College|Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
promoting physical activity essential addressing elevated cardiovascular risk high obesity rates affecting people serious mental illness numerous challenges interfere exercise participation highrisk group including mental health symptoms low motivation limited access safe affordable options physical activity wearable devices mobile health technologies may afford new opportunities promoting physical activity supporting behavioral weight loss efforts exploratory study examined whether daily step count measured using fitbit wearable devices associated weight loss improved fitness among individuals serious mental illness enrolled 6month lifestyle program participants n34 schizophrenia spectrum disorder 235 major depression 500 bipolar disorder 265 wore fitbits days m862 sd184 enrolled study 6months higher average daily step count associated greater weight loss f507 df132 p00314 improved fitness f192 df131 p0176 findings demonstrate encouraging participants serious mental illness enrolled lifestyle interventions collect steps may contribute greater weight loss suggests wearable devices may offer feasible potentially effective strategy supporting behavioral weight loss community mental health settings