Accelerometer data collection and processing criteria to assess physical activity and other outcomes: a systematic review and practical considerations

JH Migueles, C Cadenas-Sanchez, U Ekelund… - Sports medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Accelerometers are widely used to measure sedentary time, physical activity,
physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE), and sleep-related behaviors, with the …

Using accelerometers in youth physical activity studies: a review of methods

KL Cain, JF Sallis, TL Conway… - … of Physical Activity …, 2013 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: In 2005, investigators convened by the National Cancer Institute recommended
development of standardized protocols for accelerometer use and reporting decision rules in …

Variations in accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time across Europe–harmonized analyses of 47,497 children and adolescents

J Steene-Johannessen, BH Hansen, KE Dalene… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Levels of physical activity and variation in physical activity and sedentary time
by place and person in European children and adolescents are largely unknown. The …

[HTML][HTML] Fundamental motor skills, screen-time, and physical activity in preschoolers

EK Webster, CK Martin, AE Staiano - Journal of sport and health science, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose To examine the associations among preschoolers fundamental motor skills, screen-
time, physical activity (PA), and sedentary behavior (SB). Methods Children ages 3–4years …

[HTML][HTML] A practical guide to measuring physical activity

LG Sylvia, EE Bernstein, JL Hubbard… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Research has demonstrated the benefits of physical activity (PA) and the negative
consequences of sedentary behavior for physical and mental wellbeing [1–5]. Thus, PA has …

Sedentary behaviors in today's youth: approaches to the prevention and management of childhood obesity: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

TA Barnett, AS Kelly, DR Young, CK Perry, CA Pratt… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
This scientific statement is about sedentary behavior and its relationship to obesity and other
cardiometabolic outcomes in youth. A deleterious effect of sedentary behavior on …

Methods of measurement in epidemiology: sedentary behaviour

AJ Atkin, T Gorely, SA Clemes, T Yates… - International journal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Research examining sedentary behaviour as a potentially independent risk
factor for chronic disease morbidity and mortality has expanded rapidly in recent years …

Calibration of two objective measures of physical activity for children

KR Evenson, DJ Catellier, K Gill, KS Ondrak… - Journal of sports …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
A calibration study was conducted to determine the threshold counts for two commonly used
accelerometers, the ActiGraph and the Actical, to classify activities by intensity in children 5 …

The effects of an early motor skill intervention on motor skills, levels of physical activity, and socialization in young children with autism spectrum disorder: A pilot study

L Ketcheson, J Hauck, D Ulrich - Autism, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite evidence suggesting one of the earliest indicators of an eventual autism spectrum
disorder diagnoses is an early motor delay, there remain very few interventions targeting …

Physical activity, self-regulation, and early academic achievement in preschool children

DR Becker, MM McClelland, P Loprinzi… - Early Education & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Research Findings: The present study investigated whether active play during recess was
associated with self-regulation and academic achievement in a prekindergarten sample. A …