Evaluation of Low-Cost, Objective Instruments for Assessing Physical Activity in 10-11-Year-Old Children

Autor/inn/en	Hart, Teresa L.; Brusseau, Timothy; Kulinna, Pamela Hodges; McClain, James J.; Tudor-Locke, Catrine
Titel	Evaluation of Low-Cost, Objective Instruments for Assessing Physical Activity in 10-11-Year-Old Children
Quelle	In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 82 (2011) 4, S.600-609 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-1367
Schlagwörter	Physical Activity Level; Children; Measurement Equipment; Elementary School Students; Grade 6; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Messinstrument; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06
Abstract	This study compared step counts detected by four, low-cost, objective, physical-activity-assessment instruments and evaluated their ability to detect moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) compared to the ActiGraph accelerometer (AG). Thirty-six 10-11-year-old children wore the NL-1000, Yamax Digiwalker SW 200, Omron HJ-151, and Walk4Life MVP concurrently with the AG during school hours on a single day. AG MVPA was derived from activity count data using previously validated cut points. Two of the evaluated instruments provided similar group mean MVPA and step counts compared to AG (dependent on cut point). Low-cost instruments may be useful for measurement of both MVPA and steps in children's physical activity interventions and program evaluation. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10