Monitoring Walking Activity with Wearable Technology in Rural-dwelling Older Adults in Tanzania: A Feasibility Study Nested within a Frailty Prevalence Study.

Silvia Del DinEmma Grace LewisWilliam K GrayHarry CollinJohn KissimaLynn RochesterCatherine DotchinSarah UrasaRichard Walker

Published in: Experimental aging research (2020)

This study suggests that important contextual and practical limitations withstanding wearable technology may be feasible for measuring walking activity in older rural-dwelling adults in low-income settings, identifying those with frailty.

Keyphrases

physical activity
south africa
community dwelling
middle aged