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Topic: MTI
Back to Research DatabaseValidity of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adults: The New Member of the PAQ Family
It is important that we have valid tools for assessing physical activity at various ages, and this becomes particularly important with longitudinal research. The purpose of this study was... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Copeland, JL; Kowalski, KC; Tremblay, MS
- Institutions: University of Saskatchewan
Validity of accelerometry for measurement of activity in people with brain injury
PURPOSE: To evaluate the validity of a uni-axial accelerometer (MTI Actigraph) for measuring physical activity in people with acquired brain injury (AB1) using portable indirect calorimetry (Cosmed K4b(2)) as... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Tweedy, SM and Trost, SG
- Institutions: University of Queensland
Validity and Reliability of Activity Measures in African-American Girls for GEMS
Purpose: To determine the reliability and validity of physical activity monitors and self-report instruments suitable for young African-American girls. Methods: A validation study was conducted by the Girls health... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: MARGARITA S. TREUTH, NANCY E. SHERWOOD, NANCY F. BUTTE, BARBAR A .MCCLANAHAN, EVA OBARZANEK, AINONG ZHOU, CANDACE AYERS, ANNE ADOLPH, JOEL JORDAN, DAVID R. JACOBS, Jr, and JAMES ROCHON
- Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, University of Minnesota, University of Oslo, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Memphis, and George Washington University
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Purpose: The aims of this study were (i) to determine Physical Activity (PA) patterns in preschool children with accelerometry in between gender and, (ii) to analyse discrepancy in the... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Vale, S., Silva, P., Santos, R., Mota, J.
- Institutions: University of Porto
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DURING PREGNANCY MEASURED WITH THE MTI ACTIGRAPH
PURPOSE To assess PA levels across trimesters of pregnancy using the actigraph. METHODS 37 women (mean age = 29 9±7..5y) (trimester I (Ti) ii = 11. trimester 2 (T2)... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Roberts, D.E; Fragala, M.S; Pragluski, S.J; Hasson, R; Schmidt, M; Chasan-Taber, L. FACSM; Freedson, P.S. FACSM
- Institutions: University of Massachusetts
Physical activity levels and patterns of 9- and 15yr-old European children
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess physical activity levels and patterns from children participating in the European Youth Heart Study (EYHS) Very limited physical activity data... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Riddoch CJ ; Bo Andersen L ; Wedderkopp N ; Hirro M ; Kiasson-Heggeba L ; Sardinha LB ; Cooper AR : Ekelund U
- Institutions: University of Bristol
Development and Validation of a Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire.
Purpose: The effect of physical activity during pregnancy on maternal and fetal health remains controversial and studies have yet to identify the optimal dose of physical activity associated with... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: CHASAN-TABER, LISA; SCHMIDT, MICHAEL D.; ROBERTS, DAWN E.; HOSMER, DAVID; MARKENSON, GLENN; FREEDSON, PATTY S
- Institutions: The American College of Sports Medicine
Contribution of timetabled physical education to total physical activity in primary school children: cross sectional study
Participants, methods, and results We monitored physical activity during waking hours for seven days using accelerometers (Manufacturing Technology, Fort Walton Beach, FL2) in 215 children (120 boys and 95... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Katie M Mallam, Brad S Metcalf, Joanne Kirkby, Linda D Voss, Terence J Wilkin
- Institutions: --
Comparison of PAEE from combined and separate heart rate and movement models in children.
PURPOSE: Accurate measurement of physical activity in children is a challenge. Combining physiological (e.g., heart rate (1-IR)) aid body movement registration (e.g., accelerometry) may overcome limitations with either method... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Corder K, Brage S, Wareham NJ, Ekelund U
- Institutions: University of Cambridge
Objective measurement of levels and patterns of physical activity
Objective: To measure the levels and patterns of physical activity, using accelerometers, of 11-year-old children participating in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Design: Cross-sectional analysis.... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Chris J Riddoch, Calum Mattocks, Kevin Deere, Jo Saunders, Jo Kirkby, Kate Tilling, Sam D Leary, Steven N Blair, Andy R Ness
- Institutions: University of Bath, University of Bristol, University of South Carolina