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Does a step-log app keep people tracking activity?
In 10,000 Steps members, a smartphone iStepLog app preserved daily logging and high step counts versus matched controls whose logging fell.
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Which program embedded the smartphone tool?
The 10,000 Steps online physical activity program.
Source: Using smartphone technology to monitor physical activity in the 10,000 Steps program: a matched case-control trial · DOI · quote verified
What was the app called?
iStepLog.
Source: Using smartphone technology to monitor physical activity in the 10,000 Steps program: a matched case-control trial · DOI · quote verified
How were comparison participants selected?
Matched to controls on age, gender, membership length, and logging history.
Source: Using smartphone technology to monitor physical activity in the 10,000 Steps program: a matched case-control trial · DOI · quote verified
What happened to logging frequency in the intervention group?
They maintained logging (~61 pre to 62 during) while controls declined.
Source: Using smartphone technology to monitor physical activity in the 10,000 Steps program: a matched case-control trial · DOI · quote verified
What OR linked app use to daily logging?
Odds ratio 3.56 (95% CI 1.72–7.39).
Source: Using smartphone technology to monitor physical activity in the 10,000 Steps program: a matched case-control trial · DOI · quote verified
What OR linked app use to logging >10,000 steps?
Odds ratio 20.64 (95% CI 9.19–46.39).
Source: Using smartphone technology to monitor physical activity in the 10,000 Steps program: a matched case-control trial · DOI · quote verified
What behaviour is the health target?
Physical activity self-monitoring and step counts.
Source: Using smartphone technology to monitor physical activity in the 10,000 Steps program: a matched case-control trial · DOI · quote verified
What device class delivered the intervention?
Smartphone technology.
Source: Using smartphone technology to monitor physical activity in the 10,000 Steps program: a matched case-control trial · DOI · quote verified
Did matched controls keep step counts?
No—during the study they logged significantly fewer steps on average.
Source: Using smartphone technology to monitor physical activity in the 10,000 Steps program: a matched case-control trial · DOI · quote verified
What pre-study logging pattern was shared?
Both groups logged about 10,000 steps per entry preintervention.
Source: Using smartphone technology to monitor physical activity in the 10,000 Steps program: a matched case-control trial · DOI · quote verified
Why does logging matter in online PA programs?
Engagement/retention problems often undermine long-term behaviour change.
Source: Using smartphone technology to monitor physical activity in the 10,000 Steps program: a matched case-control trial · DOI · quote verified