Title :

Physical activity using wrist-worn accelerometers: comparison of dominant and non-dominant wrist

Author(s) :

Dieu, Olivier [Auteur]
Equipe de Recherche Septentrionale " Sport et Société" - EA4110 [ER3S]
Mikulovic, Jacques [Auteur]
Laboratoire Cultures, Éducation, Sociétés [LACES]
Fardy, Paul S [Auteur]
Queens College [New York]
Bui-Xuan, Gilles [Auteur]
Université de Lille, Droit et Santé
Beghin, Laurent [Auteur]
Lille Inflammation Research International Center - U 995 [LIRIC]
Centre d'Investigation Clinique - Innovation Technologique de Lille - CIC 1403 - CIC 9301 [CIC Lille]
Vanhelst, Jeremy [Auteur]
Lille Inflammation Research International Center - U 995 [LIRIC]
Laboratoire Cultures, Éducation, Sociétés [LACES]
Centre d'Investigation Clinique - Innovation Technologique de Lille - CIC 1403 - CIC 9301 [CIC Lille]

Journal title :

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Pages :

525-529

Publisher :

Wiley

Publication date :

2017

ISSN :

1475-0961

English keyword(s) :

health
methodology
physical patterns
accelerometry

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]/Médecine humaine et pathologie/Physiologie [q-bio.TO]

English abstract : [en]

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a difference in physical activity assessment between a wrist‐worn accelerometer at the dominant or non‐dominant arm. The secondary purpose was to assess the ...
Show more >The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a difference in physical activity assessment between a wrist‐worn accelerometer at the dominant or non‐dominant arm. The secondary purpose was to assess the concurrent validity of measures of physical activity from the wrist‐worn accelerometer and the waist‐worn accelerometer. Forty adults wore three accelerometers simultaneously, one on the waist and one each on the non‐dominant wrist and dominant wrist, respectively, for 24 consecutive hours of free‐living conditions. Data were uploaded from the monitor to a computer following a 1‐day test period. There were no significant differences in physical activity when comparing the dominant versus the non‐dominant wrist, regardless of axis (P>0·05). Mean daily accelerometer output data from both wrists were strongly correlated with average counts per minute from the ActiGraph worn around the waist (r = 0·88, P<0·001). Findings suggest that the choice to wear the accelerometer on the non‐dominant or dominant wrist has no impact on results. Data from this study contribute to the knowledge of how to best assess physical activity habits.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Collections :

• Territoires, Villes, Environnement & Société (TVES) - ULR 4477

Source :

Harvested from HAL