Does feedback on daily activity level from a Smart watch during inpatient stroke rehabilitation increase physical activity levels? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Does feedback on daily activity level from a Smart watch during inpatient stroke rehabilitation increase physical activity levels? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Practicing activities improves recovery after stroke, but many people in hospital do little activity. Feedback on activity using an accelerometer is a potential method to increase activity in hospital inpatients. This study’s goal is to investigate the effect of feedback, enabled...

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Main Authors: Yun Dong, Dax Steins, Shanbin Sun, Fei Li, James D. Amor, Christopher J. James, Zhidao Xia, Helen Dawes, Hooshang Izadi, Yi Cao, Derick T. Wade, Smart watch activity feedback trial committee (SWAFT)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Stroke
Physical activity
Technology
Goal setting
Feedback
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2476-z

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