ArticleClinical rehabilitation2021
Objectively-assessed physical activity and self-reported activity pacing in adults with multiple sclerosis: A pilot study.
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- Failure of Digital Device Performance in Monitoring Physical Exercise in a Pilot Study in Sedentary Persons with HIV.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Trial
- Effect of a Tailored Activity Pacing Intervention on Fatigue and Physical Activity Behaviours in Adults with Multiple Sclerosis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Unravelling the diversity of pacing behaviours in adults with chronic conditions: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2026Observational
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- Wearable Sensor Technologies to Assess Motor Functions in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Systematic Scoping Review and Perspective.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- The Role of Cognition and Social Factors in Competition: How Do People with Intellectual Disabilities Respond to Opponents?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Self-regulation of effort for a better health-related quality of life: a multidimensional activity pacing model for chronic pain and fatigue management.Annals of medicine · 2023Review
- Methodological heterogeneity biases physical activity metrics derived from the Actigraph GT3X in multiple sclerosis: A rapid review and comparative study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the association between self-reported activity pacing (a strategy to manage fatigue symptoms) and objectively-measured physical activity behaviours in adults with multiple sclerosis.
designSingle cross-sectional study.
settingMultiple sclerosis rehabilitation centre in Colchester, United Kingdom. SUBJECTS: Twenty-one adults (59 ± 9 years) with multiple sclerosis. MAIN MEASURES: Physical activity behaviours (activity level: activity counts per minute; activity variability: highest activity counts per minute each day divided by activity counts per minute on that day) were measured with accelerometers. Self-reported activity pacing (Activity Pacing and Risk of Overactivity Questionnaire), fatigue severity (Fatigue Severity Scale) and health-related quality of life (RAND-12-Item Short-Form Health Survey) were measured. Scatter plots were used to explore associations between measures.
resultsActivity level was 258 ± 133 counts per minutes, activity variability was 4 ± 1, self-reported activity pacing was 3 ± 1, fatigue severity was 5 ± 2 and health-related quality of life was 43 ± 8. Increased self-reported activity pacing was associated with lower activity levels and less variability in daily activities.
conclusionThis investigation suggests that people with multiple sclerosis who have low physical activity levels could be inappropriately using activity pacing as a reactionary response to their multiple sclerosis symptoms.
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