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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Sport Exerc. 2017 Jan 31;30:55–63. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.01.008

Table 1.

Description of Each Objective and the Comparisons Tested

Objective Group Comparisons Outcome Expected Result
Influence of the Fitbit…
 On actual PA as reported in the e-diary e-diary-only vs. e-diary+accelerometer METS as reported via the e-diary Greater average MET score in combined than in e-diary- only group.
 On perceived total PA Accelerometer-only vs. control Perceived total PA (total METs from the IPAQ) More perceived total PA in the Accelerometer-only group compared to control.
 On perceived number of discrete exercise sessions Accelerometer-only vs. control Number of perceived discrete exercise sessions No difference between groups
Influence of the e-diary…
 On actual PA as measured by the accelerometer accelerometer-only vs. e-diary+accelerometer Average steps per day of study as measured via Fitbit Greater average accelerometer steps in e-diary+accelerometer than in accelerometer-only group.
 On perceived total PA e-diary-only vs. control Perceived total PA (total METs from the IPAQ) More perceived total PA in the e-diary-only group compared to control.
 On perceived number of discrete exercise sessions e-diary-only vs. control Number of perceived discrete exercise sessions No difference between groups
Influence of each device on exercise intensity
 Influence of each device on perceived mild, moderate, and vigorous PA e-diary-only or accelerometer-only vs. control Perceived mild, moderate, or vigorous PA (METS from the IPAQ) More perceived mild, moderate, and vigorous PA in the e-diary-only and accelerometer-only groups compared to control.