ArticleSpinal cord2019
Accuracy of the Actigraph wGT3x-BT for step counting during inpatient spinal cord rehabilitation.
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- Criterion validity of ActiGraph monitoring devices for step counting and distance measurement in adults and older adults: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
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- Toward Improving the Prediction of Functional Ambulation After Spinal Cord Injury Through the Inclusion of Limb Accelerations During Sleep and Personal Factors.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Quantifying Step Count and Oxygen Consumption with Portable Technology during the 2-Min Walk Test in People with Lower Limb Amputation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Combining Accelerometer and GPS Features to Evaluate Community Mobility in Knee Ankle Foot Orthoses (KAFO) Users.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2021Article
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Abstract
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designCross-sectional.
objectives(1) Assess the accuracy of the Actigraph wGT3x-BT accelerometer to count steps taken by inpatients with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) in physical therapy (PT) sessions and self-directed activities, and (2) compare the number of steps/min taken in PT sessions to that in self-directed activities during inpatient rehabilitation.
settingInpatient spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
methodsSeventeen individuals with subacute motor iSCI were observed for up to 45-min of both PT and self-directed activities, during which steps were simultaneously tracked by the Actigraph wGT3x-BT and a researcher using a hand tally counter. Accuracy was evaluated with an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for the entire PT session and self-directed activities, as well as for periods of walking.
resultsThere was excellent agreement between the Actigraph wGT3x-BT and manually counted steps for entire PT sessions (ICC = 0.86) and walking periods (PT walking, ICC = 0.99; self-directed walking, ICC = 0.99). There was poor agreement for entire self-directed sessions (ICC = 0.15). Visual analysis of Bland-Altman plots supported these findings. Participants took more steps/min in PT sessions compared to self-directed activities (p = 0.023).
conclusionThe Actigraph wGT3x-BT accurately counts steps during PT sessions and walking periods in individuals with subacute motor iSCI. Clinically, this may enable physical therapists to track walking repetitions during inpatient rehabilitation more effortlessly.
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