ReviewArchives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation2022
Use of activPAL to Measure Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of the knee replacement surgery on activity level based on ActivPAL: a systematic review and meta-analysis study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Adherence to and Engagement With an mHealth Physical Activity Intervention After Mild Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: Secondary Analysis of a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Mobile health delivered physical activity after mild stroke or transient ischemic attack: Is it feasible and acceptable?International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2025Trial
- Functional Capacity at Rehabilitation Discharge Predicts Physical Activity Characteristics 24 Weeks Later for People With Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Optimizing Total Knee Arthroplasty Rehabilitation With Telehealth Physical Activity Behavior Change Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Physical therapy · 2024Trial
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- Mapping social implications of wearables to monitor physical activity in palliative care - a qualitative approach.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Changes in device-measured daily physical activity over one year in memory clinic patients.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2026Article
- Association of accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior with unplanned hospitalization in older adults: a 6-year longitudinal study.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Exploring habit strength, reward value, and context stability of sedentary activities in older adults: An ecological momentary assessment study.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Article
- Sedentary behaviour and activity patterns of older adults in an acute hospital setting: An exploratory study.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2026Article
- Neighbourhood-level age-friendliness in urban environments: associations with functional independence and physical activity in older adults after a fall.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Three Body-Worn Accelerometers in the French NutriNet-Santé Cohort: Feasibility and Acceptability Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Visualising accelerometer-based 24/7 human movement behaviour data: an umbrella review and framework development from the LABDA project.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2025Review
- Objectively measured activity behaviours using the ActivPAL accelerometer following robotic and manually performed total knee arthroplasty : a feasibility study from a randomized controlled trial (ROAM study).Bone & joint research · 2025Article
- Physical activity six months after a severe fall - moderating factors in older individuals.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Evaluation of activity and function before and immediately after the provision of a microprocessor knee in individuals with transfemoral amputation.Prosthetics and orthotics international · 2025Observational
- From Verbal Reports to Personalized Activity Trackers: Understanding the Challenges of Ground Truth Data Collection with Older Adults in the Wild.Proceedings of the ACM on interactive, mobile, wearable and ubiquitous technologies · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issuedCorrections.2022
Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
Objective: To perform a systematic review of the literature to describe how the activPAL accelerometer has been used to measure physical activity (PA) in community-dwelling older adults to standardize collection of PA data in this population using this thigh-worn accelerometer. Data Sources: A comprehensive search of the following databases was completed: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Complete, Embase, OVID Medicine, PubMed/Web of Science, and Scopus. Study Selection: Studies were included if published before August 1, 2020, were written in English, and used activPAL to measure PA in community-dwelling, noninstitutionalized adults 65 years or older. Titles and abstracts were independently reviewed, and the decision to include or exclude was made by 100% consensus. Data Extraction: Three research team members independently extracted the data from included studies. Extracted data were compared and discussed with relevant information included. Study quality was assessed using the Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-sectional Studies. Data Synthesis: A total of 7 articles met the inclusion criteria. Three of the 7 studies used activPAL to report steps/d, ranging from 864-15847 steps/d. Time spent stepping or walking was reported by 4 studies using various units. Sit-to-stand transitions were reported by 4 studies, averaging 10-63 transitions/d. Sedentary time was assessed in 6 studies, whereas moderate to vigorous physical activity was not measured using activPAL in any study. Conclusions: The activPAL is most often used to collect data on step count and walking, sit-to-stand transitions, and sedentary time in community-dwelling older adults.
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