Tracking human activity and well-being in natural environments using wearable sensors and experience sampling

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-92

  Doherty, Sean T ^a   Lemieux, Christopher J ^a   Canally, Culum ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Canada; Experience sampling; Global Positioning Systems; Health; Natural environments; Physical activity; Well being

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GPS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOFTWARE; WALKING;

ARTICLE; CANADA; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE SAMPLING METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MOOD CHANGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL MEDICINE; WELLBEING;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ACCELEROMETERS; CANADA; EXPERIENCE SAMPLING; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS; HEALTH; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WELL-BEING;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ONTARIO; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895858084     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.01.048     Document Type: Article

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