%0 Journal Article
%T Brief Report: Active Ingredients for Adherence to a Tracker
%A Elizabeth J. Lyons
%A Eloisa Martinez
%A Maria C. Swartz
%A Michael D. Swartz
%A Zakkoyya H. Lewis
%J Journal of Applied Gerontology
%@ 1552-4523
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0733464817739350
%X Objectives: To identify factors associated with weekly adherence to a 12-week tracker-based activity intervention in older adults. Method: Using generalized linear mixed models in a secondary analysis (N = 35), we examined factors associated with weekly adherence (defined as wore the Jawbone Up24 tracker for ¡İ5 days and completed weekly calls). Factors examined included individual characteristics, gave and received virtual support, achieved step goals, barrier and task self-efficacy, and self-comment. Results: Participants¡¯ (Mage = 61.7, SDage = 5.7) adherence changed from 86% (Week 1) to 74% (Week 12). Achieved the previous week¡¯s goal (¦Â = 1.13, p = .01) and received virtual support (¦Â = 0.01, p = .02) significantly increased the odds of weekly adherence. Discussion: Achieved step goals and received virtual support were associated with improved adherence to our tracker-based activity intervention, which has promising potential to be translated into the clinical setting to promote active lifestyles
%K physical activity
%K adherence
%K activity tracker
%K successful aging
%K health promotion
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0733464817739350