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When a step is not a step! Specificity analysis of five physical activity monitors
(Public Library of Science, 2017-01-13)
IntroductionPhysical activity is an essential aspect of a healthy lifestyle for both physical and mental health states. As step count is one of the most utilized measures for quantifying physical activity it is important ...
Evaluation of the Finis Swimsense (R) and the Garmin Swim (TM) activity monitors for swimming performance and stroke kinematics analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2017-02-08)
Aims
The study aims were to evaluate the validity of two commercially available swimming activity monitors for quantifying temporal and kinematic swimming variables.
Methods
Ten national level swimmers (5 male, 5 female; ...
Home detection of freezing of gait using support vector machines through a single waist-worn triaxial accelerometer
(Public Library of Science, 2017-02-15)
Among Parkinson's disease (PD) symptoms, freezing of gait (FoG) is one of the most debilitating. To assess FoG, current clinical practice mostly employs repeated evaluations over weeks and months based on questionnaires, ...
Behaviour change techniques targeting both diet and physical activity in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(BioMed Central, 2017-02-08)
Background: Changing diet and physical activity behaviour is one of the cornerstones of type 2 diabetes
treatment, but changing behaviour is challenging. The objective of this study was to identify behaviour change
techniques ...