Britt Stævnsbo Pedersen, Morten Tange Kristensen, Christian Ohrhammer Josefsen, Kasper Lundberg Lykkegaard, Line Rokkedal Jønsson, Mette Merete Pedersen
To evaluate interventions to promote physical activity, valid outcome measures are important. This study evaluated the validity and reliability of the ActivPAL3™ and the SENS motion® activity monitors with regard to the number of steps taken, walking, and sedentary behavior in hospitalized patients ( n = 36) (older medical patients (+65 years) ( n = 12), older patients (+65) with acute hip fracture ( n = 12), and patients (+18) who underwent acute high-risk abdominal surgery ( n = 12)). Both monitors showed good (≥60%) percentage agreement with direct observation for standing and no...
2022: Rehabilitation Research and Practice