ReviewWorld journal of pediatrics : WJP2012
Practical physical activity measurement in youth: a review of contemporary approaches.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Physical activity measurement tools among college students in intervention studies: A systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Accelerometer Thresholds for Estimating Physical Activity Intensity Levels in Infants: A Preliminary Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Knowledge and practice of the physical activity prescription by generalists and specialist physicians of the city of Kinshasa: a cross-sectional study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- A direct observation tool to measure interactions between shade, nature, and children's physical activity: SOPLAY-SN.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Article
- Criterion validity of the Saltin-Grimby Physical Activity Level Scale in adolescents. The Fit Futures Study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Acceptability of wearable inertial sensors, completeness of data, and day-to-day variability of everyday life motor activities in children and adolescents with neuromotor impairments.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- Sensor-based outcomes to monitor everyday life motor activities of children and adolescents with neuromotor impairments: A survey with health professionals.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- Associations between three measures of physical activity and selected influences on physical activity in youth transitioning from elementary to middle school.Sports medicine and health science · 2021Article
- Physical Activity of the Population of the Most Obese Country in Europe, Hungary.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- How to Measure Sedentary Behavior at Work?Frontiers in public health · 2019Review
- Systems and WBANs for Controlling Obesity.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2018Review
- Associations of Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity with Biomarkers in Youth.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2017Article
- Physical Education Lessons and Activity Status of Visually Impaired and Sighted Adolescents.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2015Article
- Adolescent Self-Reported Physical Activity and Autonomy: A Case for Constrained and Structured Environments?Journal of sports science & medicine · 2015Article
- Practical guide to measuring physical activity.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe accurate evaluation of physical activity levels amongst youth is critical for quantifying physical activity behaviors and evaluating the effect of physical activity interventions. The purpose of this review is to evaluate contemporary approaches to physical activity evaluation amongst youth. DATA SOURCES: The literature from a range of sources was reviewed and synthesized to provide an overview of contemporary approaches for measuring youth physical activity.
resultsFive broad categories are described: self-report, instrumental movement detection, biological approaches, direct observation, and combined methods. Emerging technologies and priorities for future research are also identified.
conclusionsThere will always be a trade-off between accuracy and available resources when choosing the best approach for measuring physical activity amongst youth. Unfortunately, cost and logistical challenges may prohibit the use of "gold standard" physical activity measurement approaches such as doubly labelled water. Other objective methods such as heart rate monitoring, accelerometry, pedometry, indirect calorimetry, or a combination of measures have the potential to better capture the duration and intensity of physical activity, while self-reported measures are useful for capturing the type and context of activity.
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