[HTML][HTML] Reliability and validity of commercially available wearable devices for measuring steps, energy expenditure, and heart rate: systematic review

D Fuller, E Colwell, J Low, K Orychock… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2020 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Consumer-wearable activity trackers are small electronic devices that record
fitness and health-related measures. Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of Fitbit devices: systematic review and narrative syntheses of quantitative data

LM Feehan, J Geldman, EC Sayre, C Park… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2018 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Although designed as a consumer product to help motivate individuals to be
physically active, Fitbit activity trackers are becoming increasingly popular as measurement …

[HTML][HTML] Using fitness trackers and smartwatches to measure physical activity in research: analysis of consumer wrist-worn wearables

A Henriksen, M Haugen Mikalsen… - Journal of medical …, 2018 - jmir.org
Background New fitness trackers and smartwatches are released to the consumer market
every year. These devices are equipped with different sensors, algorithms, and …

Validity and reliability of international physical activity questionnaires for adults across EU countries: systematic review and meta analysis

V Sember, K Meh, M Sorić, G Starc, P Rocha… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review and meta-analysis (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020138845)
critically evaluates test-retest reliability, concurrent validity and criterion validity of different …

Routine assessment and promotion of physical activity in healthcare settings: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

F Lobelo, D Rohm Young, R Sallis, MD Garber… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Physical inactivity is one of the most prevalent major health risk factors, with 8 in 10 US
adults not meeting aerobic and muscle-strengthening guidelines, and is associated with a …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the validity of current mainstream wearable devices in fitness tracking under various physical activities: comparative study

J Xie, D Wen, L Liang, Y Jia, L Gao… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2018 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Wearable devices have attracted much attention from the market in recent
years for their fitness monitoring and other health-related metrics; however, the accuracy of …

Systematic review of the validity and reliability of consumer-wearable activity trackers

KR Evenson, MM Goto, RD Furberg - International Journal of Behavioral …, 2015 - Springer
Background Consumer-wearable activity trackers are electronic devices used for monitoring
fitness-and other health-related metrics. The purpose of this systematic review was to …

How consumer physical activity monitors could transform human physiology research

SP Wright, TS Hall Brown, SR Collier… - American Journal of …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
A sedentary lifestyle and lack of physical activity are well-established risk factors for chronic
disease and adverse health outcomes. Thus, there is enormous interest in measuring …

[HTML][HTML] A primer on the use of equivalence testing for evaluating measurement agreement

PM Dixon, PF Saint-Maurice, Y Kim… - Medicine and science …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Statistical equivalence testing is more appropriate than conventional tests of
difference to assess the validity of physical activity (PA) measures. This paper presents the …

[PDF][PDF] Validity of wearable activity monitors during cycling and resistance exercise

BD Boudreaux, EP Hebert, DB Hollander… - Med Sci Sports …, 2018 - academia.edu
Introduction: The use of wearable activity monitors has seen rapid growth; however, the
mode and intensity of exercise could affect validity of heart rate (HR) and caloric (energy) …