An investigation into the validity and reliability of mHealth devices for counting steps in chronic stroke survivors.

Pollyana Helena Vieira CostaThainá Paula Dias de JesusCarolee WinsteinCamila Torriani-PasinJanaine Cunha Polese

Published in: Clinical rehabilitation (2019)

mHealth devices (Pacer-iphone, Fitbit Ultra, Google Fit, and Pacer-Android) are valid and reliable for step counting in chronic stroke survivors. Body location (paretic or non-paretic side) does not affect validity or reliability of the step count metric.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
young adults
high resolution
drug induced
peripheral blood
brain injury
blood brain barrier