An investigation into the optimal wear time criteria necessary to reliably estimate physical activity and sedentary behaviour from ActiGraph wGT3X+ accelerometer data in older care home residents.

Jennifer Airlie Anne Forster Karen M Birch

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2022)

In this study, a minimum wear time criterion of ≥ 8 h on any 4 days was required to derive reliable estimates of PA and SB from ActiGraph wGT3X+ accelerometer data in older care home residents.

Keyphrases

physical activity
healthcare
palliative care
electronic health record
quality improvement
body mass index
big data
sleep quality
pain management
affordable care act
middle aged
data analysis
chronic pain
depressive symptoms