The use of pedometers in stroke survivors: Are they feasible and how well do they detect steps?

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 466-470

  Carroll, Sarah L ^a   Greig, Carolyn A ^a   Lewis, Susan J ^a   McMurdo, Marion E ^b   Sniehotta, Falko F ^c   Johnston, Marie ^d   Johnston, Derek W ^d   Scopes, Judy ^e   Mead, Gillian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e ASTLEY AINSLIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDOMETER; STROKE; SURVIVOR; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOSTATISTICS; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INSTRUMENTATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOSTATISTICS; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 84859988445     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.047     Document Type: Article

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