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Validity of the Samsung Phone S Health application for assessing steps and energy expenditure during walking and running: Does phone placement matter?
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- Recommendations for determining the validity of consumer wearable and smartphone step count: expert statement and checklist of the INTERLIVE network.British journal of sports medicine · 2021Guideline
- OpenMetabolics: Estimating energy expenditure using a smartphone worn in a pocket.Communications engineering · 2026Article
- Proposed objective scoring algorithm for walking performance, based on relevant gait metrics: the Simplified Mobility Score (SMoS™)-observational study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Observational
- The Use of Samsung Health and ECG M-Trace Base II Applications for the Assessment of Exercise Tolerance in the Secondary Prevention in Patients after Ischemic Stroke.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Daily step count and walking speed as general measures of patient wellbeing.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe emergence of mHealth and the utilization of smartphones in physical activity interventions warrant a closer examination of validity evidence for such technology. This study examined the validity of the Samsung S Health application in measuring steps and energy expenditure.
methodsTwenty-nine participants (mean age 21.69 ± 1.63) participated in the study. Participants carried a Samsung smartphone in their non-dominant hand and right pocket while walking around a 200-meter track and running on a treadmill at 2.24 m∙s
resultsNo significant differences between S Health estimated steps and energy expenditure during walking and their respective criterion measures, regardless of placement. There was also no significant difference between S Health estimated steps and the criterion measure during treadmill running, regardless of placement. There was significant differences between S Health estimated energy expenditure and the criterion during treadmill running for both placements (both
conclusionsThe S Health application measures steps and energy expenditure accurately during self-selected pace walking regardless of placement. Placement of the phone impacts the S Health application accuracy in measuring physical activity variables during treadmill running.
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