Comparison between Mother, ActiGraph wGT3X-BT, and a hand tally for measuring steps at various walking speeds under controlled conditions
Introduction Walking is endorsed as health enhancing and is the most common type of physical activity among older adults. Accelerometers are superior to self-reports when measuring steps, however, if they are to be used by clinicians the validity is of great importance. The aim of this study was to...
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Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-12-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/2799.pdf |