A systematic literature review of reviews on techniques for physical activity measurement in adults: a DEDIPAC study

KP Dowd, R Szeklicki, MA Minetto, MH Murphy… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
The links between increased participation in Physical Activity (PA) and improvements in
health are well established. As this body of evidence has grown, so too has the search for …

Recommendations to improve the accuracy of estimates of physical activity derived from self report

BE Ainsworth, CJ Caspersen… - … of Physical Activity …, 2012 - journals.humankinetics.com
Context: Assessment of physical activity using self-report has the potential for measurement
error that can lead to incorrect inferences about physical activity behaviors and bias study …

How many days of monitoring predict physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older adults?

TL Hart, AM Swartz, SE Cashin, SJ Strath - International Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Background The number of days of pedometer or accelerometer data needed to reliably
assess physical activity (PA) is important for research that examines the relationship with …

Physical activity levels in college students with chronic ankle instability

T Hubbard-Turner, MJ Turner - Journal of athletic training, 2015 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context Ankle sprains are the most common orthopaedic pathologic condition, and more
concerning is the high percentage of persons who develop chronic ankle instability (CAI) …

Convergent validity of the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ): meta-analysis

Y Kim, I Park, M Kang - Public health nutrition, 2013 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveThe purpose of the present study was to use a meta-analytic approach to examine
the convergent validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) …

Fully automated waist-worn accelerometer algorithm for detecting children's sleep-period time separate from 24-h physical activity or sedentary behaviors

C Tudor-Locke, TV Barreira… - Applied physiology …, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
Analysis of 24-h waist-worn accelerometer data for physical activity and sedentary behavior
requires that sleep-period time (from sleep onset to the end of sleep, including all sleep …

Variability in physical activity patterns as measured by the SenseWear Armband: how many days are needed?

T Scheers, R Philippaerts, J Lefevre - European journal of applied …, 2012 - Springer
To examine sources of variance in objectively measured physical activity and to determine
the number of monitoring days needed to quantify physical activity patterns reliably, 394 …

How many days of global positioning system (GPS) monitoring do you need to measure activity space environments in health research?

SN Zenk, SA Matthews, AN Kraft, KK Jones - Health & place, 2018 - Elsevier
This study examined the number of days of global positioning system (GPS) monitoring
needed to measure attributes of an individual's routine activity space. Multiple alternative …

How many hours are enough? Accelerometer wear time may provide bias in daily activity estimates

SD Herrmann, TV Barreira… - Journal of Physical …, 2013 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: There is little consensus on how many hours of accelerometer wear time is
needed to reflect a usual day. This study identifies the bias in daily physical activity (PA) …

Impact of accelerometer wear time on physical activity data: a NHANES semisimulation data approach

SD Herrmann, TV Barreira, M Kang… - British journal of sports …, 2014 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background Current research practice employs wide-ranging accelerometer wear time
criteria to identify a valid day of physical activity (PA) measurement. Objective To evaluate …