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Engagement was defined\n                    <jats:italic>a priori<\/jats:italic>\n                    as completion of \u226550% of prompted interactions (surveys, scale readings, and watch session initiation) within each 4-week block; prespecified engagement was met by 9\/10 participants in all three blocks. Usability was assessed using the System Usability Scale (range 57.5\u2013100; 8\/10\u2009\u2265\u200975). Across the first three 4-week blocks, survey and scale completion was high (86%\u201387% and 83%) while watch session initiation occurred in 65% of prompts. Initiated windows could contribute up to 80 recoverable 24-h intervals; 43 met validity criteria (\u22641.5\u2005h non-wear and \u2265300\u2005steps\/day), and one participant contributed 0 valid intervals despite initiating all watch prompts due to non-wear. Candidate frailty-aligned metrics included steps (inactivity), cadence (slowness), longest walking bout (endurance), and activity intensity. Exploratory analyses suggested that comorbidity and polypharmacy aligned with lower activity and higher quality of life with greater intensity. 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