ArticleSpinal cord series and cases2018
Is Fitbit Charge 2 a feasible instrument to monitor daily physical activity and handbike training in persons with spinal cord injury? A pilot study.
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- Enhancing the Physical Activity Levels of Frail Older Adults with a Wearable Activity Tracker-Based Exercise Intervention: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Remote Assessment of Ataxia Severity in SCA3 Across Multiple Centers and Time Points.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2026Observational
- Exploring the effects of fitbit incentive on treatment outcomes in veterans undergoing intensive pain rehabilitation program.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2024Article
- Getting Active Mindfully: Rationale and Case Illustration of a Group Mind-body and Activity Program for Chronic Pain.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2021Article
- Validation of Using Smartphone Built-In Accelerometers to Estimate the Active Energy Expenditures of Full-Time Manual Wheelchair Users with Spinal Cord Injury.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Comparative validity of energy expenditure prediction algorithms using wearable devices for people with spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2020Article
- Outcome Measures of Free-Living Activity in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation.Current physical medicine and rehabilitation reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
STUDY
designIt is a longitudinal pilot study.
objectivesTo investigate the feasibility of a low-cost and widely used fitness tracker with step count and heart rate data to monitor daily physical activity in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI).
settingDutch community.
methodsSix participants with SCI who were in training for a handbike event were recruited. They were asked to wear a Fitbit Charge 2
resultsFive out of six participants managed to wear the device nonstop for 2 weeks, and continued to wear the device after this initial period. Most participants were enthusiastic about the direct feedback provided by the tracker and reported the data to be accurate. Data collected during more than 2 months of three participants and during 8 months on one of them showed the possibility of detecting training days and observing interpersonal and intrapersonal variation in daily physical activity level.
conclusionsA commercially available, low-cost, self-monitoring multi-sensor wrist device or a fitness tracker like the Fitbit Charge 2
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