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Background Accelerometers are widely used to measure sedentary time and daily physical activity (PA). However, data collection and processing criteria, such as non-wear time rules might affect the assessment of total PA and sedentary time and the associations with health variables. The study aimed to investigate whether the choice of different non-wear time definitions would affect the outcomes of...
Background This study aimed to investigate whether awareness of being monitored by an accelerometer has an effect on physical activity in young people. Methods Eighty healthy participants aged 10–18 years were randomized between blinded and nonblinded groups. The blinded participants were informed that we were testing the reliability of a new device for body posture assessment and these participants...
Regaining the ability to walk after a stroke is a major rehabilitation goal. Rehabilitation strategies that are task oriented and intensive can drive cortical reorganization and increase activity levels in people after a stroke. This paper describes a novel, wearable device for use with such rehabilitation strategies. The device is based on the combination of a smartphone and in-shoe sensors, and...
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