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Category: International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement (ICAMPAM)
Back to Research DatabaseACCELEROMETER DERIVED MOVEMENT PATTERN DIFFERENCES ACROSS AGE
INTRODUCTION Pattern recognition classification algorithms have successfully identified energy cost and activity type from hip-worn accelerometers (ACC) . These algorithms evaluate attributes of the acceleration signal during high frequency... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Strath SJ1 , Keenan KG1 , Hart TL1 , Grimm EK1 , Miller NE1 , Swartz AM1
- Institutions: 1Physical Activity & Health Research Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, USA
ACCELEROMETRY CUTPOINTS AND OLDER ADULTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
INTRODUCTION Most accelerometry research is in children and adults. Literature on accelerometry in older adults is limited and many studies rely on validity studies completed on younger adults to... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Gorman E1,2 , Yang P1 , Khan KM1,2,3 , Liu-Ambrose T1,4 , Ashe MC1,2
- Institutions: 1 - Centre for Hip Health and Mobility; 2 - Department of Family Practice; 3 - School of Human Kinetics; 4 - Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
CONCURRENT VALIDITY OF A PARENTAL-REPORT QUESTIONNAIRE TO ASSESS PRESCHOOLERS’ PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
INTRODUCTION The interest in physical activity (PA) to prevent pediatric obesity has increased during the past decade. However, to start with obesity preventative efforts, adequate measurements of PA are... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Verbestel V1 , Van Cauwenberghe E1,3 , De Coen V2 , Cardon G1 , Maes L2 , De Bourdeaudhuij I1
- Institutions: 1 - Department of Movement and Sports Sciences; 2 - Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium; 3 - Research Foundation Flanders, Belgium
A BETTER INTER-INSTRUMENT RELIABILITY OF UNIAXIAL VS TRIAXIAL ACCELEROMETRY IN FREE LIVING CONDITIONS
INTRODUCTION The most popular accelerometers in physical activity research are the Actigraph uniaxial accelerometer (AGR, Model GT1M, Actigraph, Shalimar, CA) and the RT3 triaxial accelerometer (Stayhealthy Inc, Monrovia, CA).... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Vanhelst J1,2, Baquet G3, Gottrand F1, Béghin L1,4
- Institutions: 1 - Inserm U995, IFR114, Faculté de médecine, Université Lille 2, France; 2 - EA 4110, Laboratoire R.E.L.A.C.S, Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, Dunkerque, France; 3 - EA4408, Faculté des Sciences du Sport, Université de Lille 2, Ronchin, France; 4 - CIC-9301-CH&U-Inserm de Lille, CHRU de Lille, France
ASSESSING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN BRITISH PAKISTANI WOMEN
INTRODUCTION The aims of this study were to assess the quality of data on physical activity obtained by recall from British Pakistani women, and to explore the feasibility of... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Pollard TM1, Guell C2
- Institutions: 1 - Department of Anthropology, Durham University, Durham, UK; 2 - MRC Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge, UK
A PAIR-MATCHED COMPARISON OF OBJECTIVELY MEASURED SEDENTARY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF OBESE/OVERWEIGHT DOGS WITH NORMAL WEIGHT DOGS
INTRODUCTION Accurate measurement of canine physical activity (PA) is important in obesity treatment and prevention in veterinary medicine . Methods of PA measurement often rely on owner recall and... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Morrison R1, Penpraze V1, Beber A1, Reilly JJ1, Yam PS1
- Institutions: 1 - College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
MEASURING SITTING AND STANDING AT WORK SEPARATELY: VALIDATING THE BRIEF OCCUPATIONAL SITTING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE (OSPAQ)
INTRODUCTION Sitting at work is an emerging occupational health risk . Few instruments designed for use in population-based research measure occupational sitting and standing as distinct behaviours . The... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Chau JY1, van der Ploeg HP1, Dunn S2, Kurko J2, Bauman AE1
- Institutions: 1 - Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Australia; 2 - Heart Foundation New South Wales, Australia
ACCELEROMETER MEASURED LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDOORS AND OUTDOORS DURING PRESCHOOL TIME IN SWEDEN AND UNITED STATES
INTRODUCTION It is important to understand the determinants of physical activity needed to influence policy and create environments that promote physical activity among preschool children. Physical activity levels were... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Raustorp A1,2 Pagels P1, Boldemann C3, Cosco N4, Söderström M5,6, Fredrika Mårtensson7
- Institutions: 1 - School of Sport Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden; 2 - Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society; 3 - Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden 4 - The Natural Learning Initiative, College of Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC, USA; 5 - The section of General Practice, Department of Public Health and The Research Unit for General Practice, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; 6 - Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund, University of Lund, and Primary Health in Region Scania, Sweden; 7 - Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
MIXING METHODS TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BEHAVIOURS OF GIRLS AGED 9-11 YEARS IN TEESSIDE
INTRODUCTION South Asian minority groups in the UK are at greater risk of heart disease and diabetes than the general White population. Physical activity plays an important role in... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Hornby-Turner YC1, Pollard TM1
- Institutions: 1 - Department of Anthropology, Durham University, Durham, UK
HOW MUCH ACCELEROMETRY DATA IS REQUIRED TO RELIABLY ESTIMATE PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S HABITUAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?
INTRODUCTION There is no consistency in the literature as to the amount of accelerometry monitoring time required to reliably determine habitual physical activity behaviour in preschool children. This study... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Hinkley T1, Salmon J1, Hesketh K1, Okely AD2, Crawford D1
- Institutions: 1 - Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia; 2 - Interdisciplinary Educational Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia