The validity of consumer-level, activity monitors in healthy adults worn in free-living conditions: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Ferguson, Ty ^a   Rowlands, Alex V ^a   Olds, Tim ^a   Maher, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Activity monitor; Physical activity; Sleep; Triaxial accelerometer; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SLEEP TIME; STEP COUNT; ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SLEEP; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCELEROMETRY; ACTIGRAPHY; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SLEEP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928614755     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-015-0201-9     Document Type: Article

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