Application and Reliability of Accelerometer-Based Arm Use Intensities in the Free-Living Environment for Manual Wheelchair Users and Able-Bodied Individuals
Arm use in manual wheelchair (MWC) users is characterized by a combination of overuse and a sedentary lifestyle. This study aimed to describe the percentage of daily time MWC users and able-bodied individuals spend in each arm use intensity level utilizing accelerometers. Arm use intensity levels of...
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author | Brianna M. Goodwin Omid Jahanian Meegan G. Van Straaten Emma Fortune Stefan I. Madansingh Beth A. Cloud-Biebl Kristin D. Zhao Melissa M. Morrow |
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description | Arm use in manual wheelchair (MWC) users is characterized by a combination of overuse and a sedentary lifestyle. This study aimed to describe the percentage of daily time MWC users and able-bodied individuals spend in each arm use intensity level utilizing accelerometers. Arm use intensity levels of the upper arms were defined as stationary, low, mid, and high from the signal magnitude area (SMA) of the segment accelerations based on in-lab MWC activities performed by eight MWC users. Accelerometry data were collected in the free-living environments from forty MWC users and 40 sex- and age-matched able-bodied individuals. The SMA intensity levels were applied to the free-living data and the percentage of time spent in each level was calculated. The SMA intensity levels were defined as, stationary: ≤0.67 g, low: 0.671–3.27 g, mid: 3.27–5.87 g, and high: >5.871 g. The dominant arm of both MWC users and able-bodied individuals was stationary for most of the day and less than one percent of the day was spent in high intensity arm activities. Increased MWC user age correlated with increased stationary arm time (R = 0.368, <i>p</i> = 0.019). Five and eight days of data are needed from MWC users and able-bodied individuals, respectively, to achieve reliable representation of their daily arm use intensities. |
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spelling | doaj.art-916adc0c14bb4f6a9cebf53210952dd82023-12-03T13:06:27ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-02-01214123610.3390/s21041236Application and Reliability of Accelerometer-Based Arm Use Intensities in the Free-Living Environment for Manual Wheelchair Users and Able-Bodied IndividualsBrianna M. Goodwin0Omid Jahanian1Meegan G. Van Straaten2Emma Fortune3Stefan I. Madansingh4Beth A. Cloud-Biebl5Kristin D. Zhao6Melissa M. Morrow7Health Sciences Research and Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USAHealth Sciences Research and Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USAHealth Sciences Research and Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USAHealth Sciences Research and Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USAAssistive and Restorative Technology Laboratory, Rehabilitation Medicine Research Center, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USAProgram in Physical Therapy, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, Rochester, MN 55902, USAAssistive and Restorative Technology Laboratory, Rehabilitation Medicine Research Center, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USAHealth Sciences Research and Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USAArm use in manual wheelchair (MWC) users is characterized by a combination of overuse and a sedentary lifestyle. This study aimed to describe the percentage of daily time MWC users and able-bodied individuals spend in each arm use intensity level utilizing accelerometers. Arm use intensity levels of the upper arms were defined as stationary, low, mid, and high from the signal magnitude area (SMA) of the segment accelerations based on in-lab MWC activities performed by eight MWC users. Accelerometry data were collected in the free-living environments from forty MWC users and 40 sex- and age-matched able-bodied individuals. The SMA intensity levels were applied to the free-living data and the percentage of time spent in each level was calculated. The SMA intensity levels were defined as, stationary: ≤0.67 g, low: 0.671–3.27 g, mid: 3.27–5.87 g, and high: >5.871 g. The dominant arm of both MWC users and able-bodied individuals was stationary for most of the day and less than one percent of the day was spent in high intensity arm activities. Increased MWC user age correlated with increased stationary arm time (R = 0.368, <i>p</i> = 0.019). Five and eight days of data are needed from MWC users and able-bodied individuals, respectively, to achieve reliable representation of their daily arm use intensities.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/4/1236spinal cord injuryinertial measurement unitswearable sensorsupper extremityfree-living data collection |
spellingShingle | Brianna M. Goodwin Omid Jahanian Meegan G. Van Straaten Emma Fortune Stefan I. Madansingh Beth A. Cloud-Biebl Kristin D. Zhao Melissa M. Morrow Application and Reliability of Accelerometer-Based Arm Use Intensities in the Free-Living Environment for Manual Wheelchair Users and Able-Bodied Individuals Sensors spinal cord injury inertial measurement units wearable sensors upper extremity free-living data collection |
title | Application and Reliability of Accelerometer-Based Arm Use Intensities in the Free-Living Environment for Manual Wheelchair Users and Able-Bodied Individuals |
title_full | Application and Reliability of Accelerometer-Based Arm Use Intensities in the Free-Living Environment for Manual Wheelchair Users and Able-Bodied Individuals |
title_fullStr | Application and Reliability of Accelerometer-Based Arm Use Intensities in the Free-Living Environment for Manual Wheelchair Users and Able-Bodied Individuals |
title_full_unstemmed | Application and Reliability of Accelerometer-Based Arm Use Intensities in the Free-Living Environment for Manual Wheelchair Users and Able-Bodied Individuals |
title_short | Application and Reliability of Accelerometer-Based Arm Use Intensities in the Free-Living Environment for Manual Wheelchair Users and Able-Bodied Individuals |
title_sort | application and reliability of accelerometer based arm use intensities in the free living environment for manual wheelchair users and able bodied individuals |
topic | spinal cord injury inertial measurement units wearable sensors upper extremity free-living data collection |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/4/1236 |
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