Observational studyBMJ open2019
Accelerometery as a measure of modifiable physical activity in high-risk elderly preoperative patients: a prospective observational pilot study.
Observational study in BMJ open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Preoperative Use of Wrist-worn Accelerometers to Measure Physical Activity in High-risk Elderly Patients
Physical Activity in Patients After Resurfacing and Total Hip Arthroplasty: an Observational Follow-up Study 15 Years After Surgery.
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of prehabilitation on objectively measured physical activity levels in elective surgery patients: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of multimodal home-based prehabilitation on objectively measured physical activity in patients undergoing elective cardiac or non-cardiac major surgery: secondary outcomes from a randomised controlled trial.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2025Article
- Wearable Technologies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Older Adults: Systematic Scoping Review and Evidence Map.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Mobile Accelerometer Applications in Core Muscle Rehabilitation and Pre-Operative Assessment.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Personal Devices to Monitor Physical Activity and Nutritional Intake After Colorectal Cancer Surgery: Feasibility Study.JMIR perioperative medicine · 2022Article
- Consumer Wearables for Patient Monitoring in Otolaryngology: A State of the Art Review.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2022Review
- Objectively measured preoperative physical activity and sedentary behaviour among Finnish patients scheduled for elective cardiac procedures: baseline results from randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Unsupervised IMU-based evaluation of at-home exercise programmes: a feasibility study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- The Impact of Wearable Technologies in Health Research: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Article
- Decoding accelerometry for classification and prediction of critically ill patients with severe brain injury.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Resistance Training on an Outdoor Exercise Structure Improves Lower-Body Relative Strength in Older Adults.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
objectivesTo use wrist-worn accelerometers (Axivity AX3) to establish normative physical activity (PA) and acceptability data for the high-risk elderly preoperative population, to assess whether PA could be modified by a prehabilitation intervention as part of routine care, to assess any correlation between accelerometer-measured PA and self-reported PA and to assess the acceptability of wearing wrist-worn accelerometers in this population. STUDY
designProspective, observational, pilot study.
settingSingle National Health Service Hospital.
participantsFrail patients≥65 years awaiting major surgery referred to a multidisciplinary preoperative clinic at which they received a routine intervention aimed at improving their PA. 35 patients were recruited. Average age 79.9 years (SD=5.6). PRIMARY OUTCOMES: Normative PA data measured as a mean daily Euclidean norm minus one (ENMO) in milli-gravitational units (m SECONDARY OUTCOMES: Measure PA levels (m
resultsMedian baseline daily PA was 14.3 m
conclusionsAccelerometery is acceptable to this population and increases in PA levels measured following an unoptimised routine clinical intervention which indicates that health behavioural change interventions may be successful during the preoperative period. Accelerometers may therefore be a useful tool to design and validate interventions for improving PA in this setting. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT03737903.
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