| The use of pedometer and actometer in studying daily physical activity in man. Part I: reliability of pedometer and actometer. | |
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PMID: 913387 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The purpose of this study was a critical evaluation of pedometer and actometer for estimating daily physical activity. Both instruments were tested for reliability on a carriage with movements in different directions. To obtain comparable data of different pedometers it was necessary to adjust the spring tension very carefully. The reliability of the individual actometer was satisfactory, but there are large differences between the watches. Therefore, a correction factor (C.F.) was introduced. Some experiments were carried out on a treadmill. 9 Children (aged 5-6 years) and 6 young adult males (aged 21-31 years) walked and ran at different speeds. The energy expenditure was calculated from formulas. The pedometer overestimates the actual step rate with 0.1-0.3 counts per step during fast walking (6-9 km-h-1) and fast running (15 km-h-1). It underestimates the actual step rate with 0.2-0.7 counts per step, while walking slowly. It was shown that the pedometer does not reflect the differences in energy expenditure levels at different speed very well. The actometer units per step increases more or less proportional to the speed of walking and running. In contrast to the pedometer results the actometer results are more related to the energy expediture levels at different speed. The results of this study suggest that the actometer might be a valid indicator of the daily physical activity in terms of energy expenditure. |
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Authors:
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W H Saris; R A Binkhorst |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of applied physiology and occupational physiology Volume: 37 ISSN: 0301-5548 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol Publication Date: 1977 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1977-12-29 Completed Date: 1977-12-29 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0410266 Medline TA: Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol Country: GERMANY, WEST |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 219-28 Citation Subset: IM |
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Activities of Daily Living* Adult Child Child, Preschool Evaluation Studies as Topic Human Engineering Humans Male Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation* Motor Activity* |
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