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Category: Validation
Back to Research DatabaseNovel Advances in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Population Surveillance: A Time Use Perspective
Background: Many countries have frequent national time use surveys that date back to as early as the sixties. Time use surveys potentially provide higher quality, more detailed sedentary and... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: H. van der Ploeg, D. Merom, J. Chau, A. Bauman
- Institutions: Cluster for Physical Activity & Health, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Australia
Development of a Physical Activity Location Measurement System (PALMS) and Validation in Young and Old Populations Wearing GPS
Background: Activity in outdoor locations can have important benefits for health and well being in older adult populations and in children. There is increasing recognition of the importance of... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Jacqueline Kerr, PhD, Fred Raab, NA, Ernesto Ramirez, MS, Gregory Norman, PhD, Dane Lotspeich, MS, Kevin Patrick, MD
- Institutions: Family and Preventive Medicine, UCSD
Comparing multiple objective monitors of children’s specific sedentary and physical activities
BACKGROUND: Given the role of physical and sedentary behaviors in the child obesity epidemic, developing new technologies to accurately and objectively monitor children’s activity is critical. No studies to... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Coleman KJ, Potter C, Deemer SE, King GAi
- Institutions: Southern California Permanente Medical Group, University of Texas at El Paso
A comparison between the Actigraph 7164 and Actigraph GT1M counts during self-paced locomotion
INTRODUCTION: The Actigraph 7164 accelerometer has been used to assess free-living physical activity, to categorize activity intensities, and to estimate activity energy expenditure from prediction equations. Large surveillance studies... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Kozey S, Staudenmayer J, Troiano R, Freedson P
- Institutions: University of Massachusetts, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda
Validity Of Accelerometry During Free-living Activity
Accelerometers are commonly used to assess free-living physical activity (PA). Most accelerometer validation studies focus on bouts of structured activities, but findings from these studies may not truly reflect... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Scott E. Crouter, Diane M. DellaValle, Erin Kuffel, Edward A. Frongillo, Jere D. Haas, David R. Bassett, Jr, FACSM
- Institutions: University of Massachusetts Boston, Cornell University, Michigan State University, University of South Carolina, The University of Tennessee Knoxville
Estimation Of Energy Expenditure During Resistance Training Using Accelerometry
PURPOSE: The purpose of this investigation was to (a) estimate energy expenditure during resistance training using accelerometry (ActiGraph GT1M) and (b) to determine the optimal location for the accelerometer... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Eric S. Rawson, FACSM, Talia M. Walsh
- Institutions: Bloomsburg University
Comparison Of Output From Four Different Actigraph Accelerometers
Motion sensors from Actigraph are the most commonly used accelerometers in physical activity research. Currently, researchers can use the 7164 or one of three different versions of the GT1M... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Dinesh John, David R. Bassett, FACSM, Brian M. Tyo
- Institutions: University of Tennessee
Body Mass Index Affects Accelerometer Counts During Walking
Accelerometers have been used to provide objective measures of physical activity and energy expenditure in free-living individuals. However, to our knowledge, output from these devices has not been compared... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Yuri Feito, David Bassett, Jr, FACSM, Dixie Thompson, FACSM, Brian Tyo
- Institutions: University of Tennessee
Calibration of the Computer Science and Applications, Inc. Accelerometer
PURPOSE: We established accelerometer count ranges for the Computer Science and Applications, Inc. (CSA) activity monitor corresponding to commonly employed MET categories. METHODS: Data were obtained from 50 adults... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Patty S. Freedson, Edward Melanson and John Sirard
- Institutions: University of Massachusetts, Department of Exercise Science, Torman Building, Amherst, MA 01003