Physical activity and the oldest-old : a comparison of self-report and accelerometer readings
Year: 2006
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: A sample of i00 80+-year old community-dwelling Winnipeggers were studied to 1) determine how compliant they are in wearing an accelerometer; 2) examine the stability of accelerometer data over a three-day period; 3) examine the relationship between accelerometer and self-report measures of activity; and 4) examine the relationship between activity and well-being.Compliance for wearing the accelerometer was above 90o/o for the first day.Regressions, correlations, and paired t-tests indicated that accelerometer measures were stable over a three-day period, although less so for the high-intensity measure.Self-report and accelerometer measures were poorly correlated to each other.High-intensity activity measures were more closely related to well-being than low-intensity measures.These findings suggest that it is feasible to use accelerometers with the oldest-old.Vigorous activity, measured either by self-report or accelerometer was positively related to well-being, although the low correlation between the measures suggest that they measure different aspects of physical activity.
Source: Mspace (University of Manitoba)
Author: Lambert, Pascal
Language: English
Topic: Physical Activity and Health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7033240488