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  • Title: Accuracy and responsiveness of the stepwatch activity monitor and ActivPAL in patients with COPD when walking with and without a rollator.
    Author: Cindy Ng LW, Jenkins S, Hill K.
    Journal: Disabil Rehabil; 2012; 34(15):1317-22. PubMed ID: 22200080.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To evaluate the measurement properties of the StepWatch(™) Activity Monitor (SAM) and ActivPAL in COPD. METHOD: Whilst wearing both monitors, participants performed walking tasks at two self-selected speeds, with and without a rollator. Steps obtained using the monitors were compared with that measured by direct observation. RESULTS: Twenty participants aged 73 ± 9 years (FEV(1) = 35 ± 13% pred; 8 males) completed the study. Average speeds for the slow and normal walking tasks were 34 ± 7 m·min(-1)and 46 ± 10 m·min(-1), respectively. Agreement between steps recorded by the SAM with steps counted was similar irrespective of speed or rollator use (p = 0.63) with a mean difference and limit of agreement (LOA) of 2 steps·min(-1) and 6 steps·min(-1), respectively. Agreement for the ActivPAL was worse at slow speeds (mean difference 7 steps·min(-1); LOA 10 steps·min(-1)) compared with normal speeds (mean difference 4 steps·min(-1); LOA 5 steps·min(-1)) (p = 0.03), but was unaffected by rollator use. The change in step rate between slow and normal walking via direct observation was 12 ± 7 steps·min(-1) which was similar to that detected by the SAM (12 ± 6 steps·min(-1)) and ActivPAL (14 ± 7 steps·min(-1)). CONCLUSIONS: The SAM can be used to detect steps in people who walk very slowly including those who use a rollator. Both devices were sensitive to small changes.
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