Use of Wearable Technology and Social Media to Improve Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviors among College Students: A 12-week Randomized Pilot Study

PURPOSE: Evaluated efficacy of combining smartwatch use and a theoretically-based, social media-delivered health education intervention on improving college students’ (CS) health behaviors/outcomes relative to a comparison arm. Intervention use/acceptability were also assessed. METHODS: Thirty-eight CS (28 female; Mage = 21.5 ± 3.4 years) participated in this two-arm randomized 12-week pilot trial. After screening, participants were randomized...