Assessing pre- and postoperative activity levels with an accelerometer: a proof of concept study.

Eva van der MeijHidde P van der PloegBaukje van den HeuvelBoudewijn J DwarsW J H Jeroen MeijerinkH Jaap BonjerJudith A F HuirneJohannes R Anema

Published in: BMC surgery (2017)

The accelerometer appeared to be a feasible way to measure recovery of postoperative physical activity levels in this study and was well tolerated by the patients. The agreement with self-reported physical recovery times was fair.

Keyphrases

physical activity
end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
body mass index
mental health
prognostic factors
sleep quality