Change in 1-year health outcomes with a smartwatch-based health program in community-dwelling older adults: SWING-Japan study - Summary - MDSpire
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One-Year Health Outcomes Following a Smartwatch-Based Health Program for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The SWING-Japan Study

  • By

  • Shun Yoshikoshi

  • Keigo Hinakura

  • Ryota Sakurai

  • Hisashi Kawai

  • Hiroyuki Sasai

  • Maki Shirobe

  • Naoki Deguchi

  • Tomoko Wakui

  • Keiko Motokawa

  • Shuichi Awata

  • Yoshinori Fujiwara

  • Masahiro Akishita

  • Kenji Toba

  • Shuichi Obuchi

  • October 16, 2026

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Objective:

To examine associations between smartwatch use and 1-year changes in physical, mental, and cognitive function and health-related awareness among community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older, comparing smartwatch users with nonusers, and to assess whether these associations differed by sex.

Approach:
  • Design: Nonrandomized controlled study conducted from October 2022 to March 2024, with 12 months of follow-up.
  • Participants and groups: Participants from four cohorts in Tokyo were assigned according to willingness to use a smartwatch. Older adults who declined smartwatch use formed the comparison group in the Itabashi cohorts; the Chiyoda cohort had no comparison group.
  • Analysis population: Analyses excluded participants who withdrew within 3 months of study participation.
Interpretation:

The supplied context describes the study rationale and methods but does not include outcome results.

Limitations:
  • Allocation was based on participants’ willingness rather than randomization, so residual differences in motivation, health consciousness, or technology affinity could not be ruled out.
  • The Chiyoda cohort had no comparison group.
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Change in 1-year health outcomes with a smartwatch-based health program in community-dwelling older adults: SWING-Japan study

  • by Shun Yoshikoshi, Keigo Hinakura, Ryota Sakurai, Hisashi Kawai, Hiroyuki Sasai, Maki Shirobe, Naoki Deguchi, Tomoko Wakui, Keiko Motokawa, Shuichi Awata, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Masahiro Akishita, Kenji Toba, Shuichi Obuchi

  • October 16, 2026

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