Development of an IoT system to support physical activity and health promotion for workers

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20177
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59040:Nutrition science and health science-related
• Research Institution: Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology (2022-2023); The University of Tokyo (2019-2021)
• Principal Investigator: Shimura Hiroko 地方独立行政法人東京都健康長寿医療センター(東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所), 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所, 研究員 (60626521)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 身体活動 / 座位行動 / 心身の健康 / 勤労者 / mobile health (mHealth)

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop a just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI) system that utilizes IoT devices (devices that can connect to the Internet; IoT is an abbreviation for Internet of Things) to support physical activity and health promotion among workers. Using a wristband-type wearable IoT device, we exmined the cutoff value for assessing physical inactivity from the data obtained, and developed the intervention method necessary to realize JITAI.

Free Research Field

応用健康科学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、ウェアラブルIoTデバイスを活用した身体活動不足判定技術の開発と実証実験を行った。本研究の成果は実験室ではなく日常生活下で得られたデータに基づくものであり、実生活における身体活動行動のモニタリング、および健康の保持増進を目的とした介入の実行可能性が示された。