Characteristics of a protocol to collect objective physical activity/sedentary behaviour data in a large study: Seniors USP (understanding sedentary patterns

Philippa M. Dall, Dawn A. Skelton, Manon L. Dontje, Elaine Coulter, Sarah Stewart, Simon Cox, Reuben J Shaw, Iva Čukić, Claire Fitzsimons, Carolyn A Greig, Malcolm H. Granat, Geoff Der, Ian Deary, Sebastien Francois Martin Chastin

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Abstract

The Seniors USP study measured sedentary behaviour (activPAL3, 9 day wear) in older adults. The measurement protocol had three key characteristics: enabling 24-hour wear (monitor location, waterproofing); minimising data loss (reducing monitor failure, staff training, communication); and quality assurance (removal by researcher, confidence about wear). Two monitors were not returned; 91% (n=700) of returned monitors had 7 valid days of data. Sources of data loss included monitor failure (n=11), exclusion after quality assurance (n=5), early removal for skin irritation (n=8) or procedural errors (n=10). Objective measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in large studies requires decisional trade-offs between data quantity (collecting representative data) and utility (derived outcomes that reflect actual behaviour).
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)26-31
JournalJournal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour
Volume1
Issue number1
Early online date31 Mar 2018
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 31 Mar 2018

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • methodology
  • accelerometer
  • adherence
  • data loss
  • activpal
  • posture

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