SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2017
Accelerometer Data Collection and Processing Criteria to Assess Physical Activity and Other Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Practical Considerations.
Synthesis 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. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 986 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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986 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,838 citations in OpenAlex.
- Functional social support and physical activity in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Use of Wearable Technology for Measuring and Characterizing Sedentary Behavior in People With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Systematic Review.JMIR aging · 2026Pooled it
- Principal Component Analysis Applied to In-School Inertial Measurement Unit-Derived Data During Physical Activity: A Systematic Review Highlighting Children's Behavioral Patterns.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Objectively measured physical activity following lumbar decompression surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of digital multimodal interventions on objectively measured physical activity in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- The association between accelerometer-measured physical activity and symptoms of depression and anxiety in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Physical measures of physical functioning as prognostic factors in predicting outcomes for neck and thoracic pain: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Wearable-Sensor-Based Physical Activity and Sleep in Children with Down Syndrome Aged 0-5 Years: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Contextualising Physical Activity Levels in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Pooled it
- Addressing insufficient physical activity in children with obesity in a 4-month physical activity on prescription intervention: a single-group pre-post study.BMC public health · 2026Trial
- Associations of park visits, physical activity and health outcomes among churchgoing Latino adults in low-income urban communities.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Trial
- Efficacy and target engagement of dopamine agonist pramipexole for anhedonic depression: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.Nature medicine · 2026Trial
- The effects of inspiratory muscle training on respiratory function and aerobic capacity in sedentary adolescents: A single-blind randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Effect of physically active learning on physical activity levels in secondary school students: The ACTIVE CLASS Study.BMC public health · 2026Trial
- Effects of spinal cord stimulation on pain, physical activity, and self-efficacy among patients with neuropathic pain.Pain management · 2026Trial
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- Lifestyle Intervention for Sustained Remission of Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA internal medicine · 2026Trial
- Implementing a patient-oriented pole walking intervention in retirement homes: A non-randomized feasibility trial.PloS one · 2026Trial
- Impact of free summer day camp on physical activity behaviors and screentime of elementary-age children from low-income households: a randomized clinical trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Trial
- Trajectories of Adherence to Study-Prescribed Physical Activity Goals in a mHealth Weight Loss Intervention.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Trial
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Authors and funding
9 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAccelerometers are widely used to measure sedentary time, physical activity, physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE), and sleep-related behaviors, with the ActiGraph being the most frequently used brand by researchers. However, data collection and processing criteria have evolved in a myriad of ways out of the need to answer unique research questions; as a result there is no consensus.
objectivesThe purpose of this review was to: (1) compile and classify existing studies assessing sedentary time, physical activity, energy expenditure, or sleep using the ActiGraph GT3X/+ through data collection and processing criteria to improve data comparability and (2) review data collection and processing criteria when using GT3X/+ and provide age-specific practical considerations based on the validation/calibration studies identified.
methodsTwo independent researchers conducted the search in PubMed and Web of Science. We included all original studies in which the GT3X/+ was used in laboratory, controlled, or free-living conditions published from 1 January 2010 to the 31 December 2015.
resultsThe present systematic review provides key information about the following data collection and processing criteria: placement, sampling frequency, filter, epoch length, non-wear-time, what constitutes a valid day and a valid week, cut-points for sedentary time and physical activity intensity classification, and algorithms to estimate PAEE and sleep-related behaviors. The information is organized by age group, since criteria are usually age-specific.
conclusionThis review will help researchers and practitioners to make better decisions before (i.e., device placement and sampling frequency) and after (i.e., data processing criteria) data collection using the GT3X/+ accelerometer, in order to obtain more valid and comparable data. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42016039991.
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