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ArticleJournal for the measurement of physical behaviour2018

Characteristics of a protocol to collect objective physical activity/sedentary behaviour data in a large study: Seniors USP (understanding sedentary patterns).

P M Dall, D A Skelton, M L Dontje, E H Coulter, S Stewart, S R Cox, R J Shaw, I Čukić, C F Fitzsimons, C A Greig and 4 more

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Article in Journal for the measurement of physical behaviour, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

P M DallInstitute of Applied Health research, School of Health & Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK.
D A SkeltonInstitute of Applied Health research, School of Health & Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK.
M L DontjeInstitute of Applied Health research, School of Health & Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK.
E H CoulterSchool of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK.
S StewartInstitute of Applied Health research, School of Health & Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK.
S R CoxCentre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
R J ShawMRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
I ČukićCentre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
C F FitzsimonsDepartment of Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
C A GreigSchool of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
M H GranatSchool of Health Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, UK.
G DerMRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
I J DearyCentre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Sfm ChastinInstitute of Applied Health research, School of Health & Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK.
Glasgow Caledonian University · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GBUniversity of Glasgow · GBGhent University Hospital · BEQueen Margaret University · GBUniversity of Birmingham · GBUniversity of Salford · GB

Funding

Chief Scientist Office SPHSU13Medical Research Council G0701120Medical Research Council MC_UU_12017/13Medical Research Council MR/K025023/1Medical Research Council MR/K026992/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Seniors USP study measured sedentary behaviour (activPAL3, 9 day wear) in older adults. The measurement protocol had three key characteristics: enabling 24-hour wear (monitor location, waterproofing); minimising data loss (reducing monitor failure, staff training, communication); and quality assurance (removal by researcher, confidence about wear). Two monitors were not returned; 91% (n=700) of returned monitors had 7 valid days of data. Sources of data loss included monitor failure (n=11), exclusion after quality assurance (n=5), early removal for skin irritation (n=8) or procedural errors (n=10). Objective measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in large studies requires decisional trade-offs between data quantity (collecting representative data) and utility (derived outcomes that reflect actual behaviour).

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accelerometeractivPALadherencedata lossmethodologyposture

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PMID30159548
PMCPMC6110380
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