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ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2017

A Review of Emerging Analytical Techniques for Objective Physical Activity Measurement in Humans.

Cain C T Clark, Claire M Barnes, Gareth Stratton, Melitta A McNarry, Kelly A Mackintosh, Huw D Summers

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Review in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
19.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Twenty-Four-Hour Compositional Data Analysis in Healthcare: Clinical Potential and Future Directions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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  5. Machine learning in physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behavior research.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2024
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  11. Longitudinal associations between physical activity, anxiety, and depression in adults with long-term physical disabilities.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cain C T ClarkApplied Sports Technology, Exercise and Medicine (A-STEM) Research centre, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales. C.CLARK.801344@swansea.ac.uk.
Claire M BarnesCentre for Nanohealth, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales.
Gareth StrattonApplied Sports Technology, Exercise and Medicine (A-STEM) Research centre, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales.
Melitta A McNarryApplied Sports Technology, Exercise and Medicine (A-STEM) Research centre, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales.
Kelly A MackintoshApplied Sports Technology, Exercise and Medicine (A-STEM) Research centre, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales.
Huw D SummersCentre for Nanohealth, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales.
Swansea University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physical inactivity is one of the most prevalent risk factors for non-communicable diseases in the world. A fundamental barrier to enhancing physical activity levels and decreasing sedentary behavior is limited by our understanding of associated measurement and analytical techniques. The number of analytical techniques for physical activity measurement has grown significantly, and although emerging techniques may advance analyses, little consensus is presently available and further synthesis is therefore required. The objective of this review was to identify the accuracy of emerging analytical techniques used for physical activity measurement in humans. We conducted a search of electronic databases using Web of Science, PubMed, and Google Scholar. This review included studies written in English and published between January 2010 and December 2014 that assessed physical activity using emerging analytical techniques and reported technique accuracy. A total of 2064 papers were initially retrieved from three databases. After duplicates were removed and remaining articles screened, 50 full-text articles were reviewed, resulting in the inclusion of 11 articles that met the eligibility criteria. Despite the diverse nature and the range in accuracy associated with some of the analytic techniques, the rapid development of analytics has demonstrated that more sensitive information about physical activity may be attained. However, further refinement of these techniques is needed.

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PMID27402456
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