Testing Activity Monitors’ Effect on Health: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Among Older Primary Care Patients

Zakkoyya H Lewis   ^{1, 2} , BS ;   Kenneth J Ottenbacher   ^{1, 2} , Ph. D,OTR ;   Steve R Fisher   ^{1, 3} , Ph.D.,PT ;   Kristofer Jennings   ² , Ph. D ;   Arleen F Brown   ⁴ , MD, PhD ;   Maria C Swartz   ¹ , Ph.D.,MPH ;   Elizabeth J Lyons   ^{1, 5} , Ph.D.,MPH

¹ University of Texas Medical Branch, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, Galveston, TX, United States

² University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Galveston, TX, United States

³ University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Physical Therapy, Galveston, TX, United States

⁴ University of California Los Angeles, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine/Health Services Research, Los Angeles, CA, United States

⁵ University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, Galveston, TX, United States