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Reliability and validity of the Omron HJ-720 ITC pedometer when worn at four different locations on the body

Cogent Medicine, 2017
Purpose: To determine the reliability and validity of the Omron HJ-720 ITC pedometer when worn at four different locations on the body. Methods: Subjects wore pedometers at the hip, chest, back, and pocket. Subjects’ stature, body mass, and stride length
Kimberly A. Smith, Lauren Egercic, Ashley Bramble, Jacob Secich   +3 more
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Assessment of energy expenditure in postpartum women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus: Subjective versus objective methods

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Regular physical activity (PA) attenuates the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus in postpartum women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Thamudi D Sundarapperuma , Sudharshani Wasalathanthri , Champa J Wijesinghe , Priyadarshika Hettiarachchi   +3 more
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Text messaging to help women with overweight or obesity lose weight after childbirth:the intervention adaptation and SMS feasibility RCT [PDF]

, 2020
Background There is a need to develop weight management interventions that fit seamlessly into the busy lives of women during the postpartum period.
Anderson, Annie, Cardwell, Christopher C., Dombrowski, Stephen U., Free, Caroline, Gallagher, Dunla, Hoddinott, Pat, Holmes, Valerie A., Kee, Frank, McGirr, Caroline, McIntosh, Emma, McKinley, Michelle C., Rooney, Ciara, Somers, Camilla, Woodside, Jayne V., Young, Ian S.   +14 more
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Agreement between pedometer and accelerometer in measuring physical activity in overweight and obese pregnant women

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background Inexpensive, reliable objective methods are needed to measure physical activity (PA) in large scale trials. This study compared the number of pedometer step counts with accelerometer data in pregnant women in free-living conditions to assess ...
McParlin Catherine, Tennant Peter WG, Kinnunen Tarja I, Poston Lucilla, Robson Stephen C, Bell Ruth   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rehearsal and pedometer reactivity in children [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2010
AbstractThe main purpose of this study was to investigate whether rehearsal, defined as the tendency to recurrently ruminate over upsetting aversive experiences, had an effect on pedometry reactivity. A total of 156 Hong Kong Chinese children aged 9–12 years were recruited.
Ling, FC, McManus, AM, Masters, RS
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Parental perceived neighborhood attributes : associations with active transport and physical activity among 10-12 year old children and the mediating role of independent mobility [PDF]

, 2014
Background: During the last decades, the use of active travel modes declined in all age groups. Childhood is a critical time to establish lifelong healthy patterns. To develop effective interventions in this age group, insight in the correlates of health
Cardon, Greet, De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse, De Meester, Femke, Van Dyck, Delfien   +3 more
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A pedometer-based walking intervention with and without email counseling in general practice: a pilot randomized controlled trial

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background General practitioners play a fundamental role in combatting the current epidemic of physical inactivity, and pedometer-based walking interventions are able to increase physical activity levels of their patients.
Tomas Vetrovsky, Jozef Cupka, Martin Dudek, Blanka Kuthanova, Klaudia Vetrovska, Vaclav Capek, Vaclav Bunc   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adherence and retention to the self-managed community-based Step Into Health program in Qatar (2012–2019)

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
PurposeInvestigate adherence and retention to the “Step Into Health (SIH)” initiative (www.stepintohealth.qa [website access only available from within the State of Qatar]), a Qatari self-managed community-based health program, from 2012 to 2019 ...
Bryna C. R. Chrismas, Lina Majed, Abdulla Saeed Al-Mohannadi, Abdulla Saeed Al-Mohannadi, Suzan Sayegh   +4 more
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Older adults, falls and technologies for independent living: a life space approach [PDF]

, 2011
This paper draws attention to the need for further understanding of the fine details of routine and taken-for-granted daily activities and mobility. It argues that such understanding is critical if technologies designed to mitigate the negative impacts ...
BEN DROMEY, Camarinha-Matos, CATHY BAILEY, CLIODHNA NI SCANAILL, Cumming, Gannon, Heywood, Lebbon, Lewin, McKee, Milligan, Morse, Peace, Peel, Rowles, TIMOTHY G. FORAN, Tinker   +16 more
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Predicting Students’ Physical Activity and Health-Related Well-Being: A Prospective Cross-Domain Investigation of Motivation Across School Physical Education and Exercise Settings \ud [PDF]

, 2012
A three-wave prospective design was used to assess a model of motivation guided by self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2008) spanning the contexts of school physical education (PE) and exercise.
Gillison, Fiona B, Ntoumanis, Nikos, Standage, Martyn, Treasure, Darren C   +3 more
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