The Effect of Sensor Placement and Number on Physical Activity Recognition and Energy Expenditure Estimation in Older Adults: Validation Study.

Anis Davoudi Mamoun T Mardini David Nelson Fahd Albinali Sanjay Ranka Parisa Rashidi Todd Matthew Manini

Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2021)

Additional accelerometer devices slightly enhance activity recognition accuracy and MET estimation in older adults. However, given the extra burden of wearing additional devices, single accelerometers with appropriate placement appear to be sufficient for estimating energy expenditure and activity category recognition in older adults.

Keyphrases

physical activity
body mass index
ultrasound guided
sleep quality
depressive symptoms