Assessing a novel way to measure step count while walking using a custom mobile phone application.

Assessing a novel way to measure step count while walking using a custom mobile phone application.

INTRODUCTION:Walking speed has been associated with many clinical outcomes (e.g., frailty, mortality, joint replacement need, etc.). Accurately measuring walking speed (stride length x step count/time) typically requires significant clinician/staff time or a gait lab with specialized equipment (i.e....

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Main Authors: Christopher P Hurt, Donald H Lein, Christian R Smith, Jeffrey R Curtis, Andrew O Westfall, Jonathan Cortis, Clayton Rice, James H Willig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6219786?pdf=render

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