The Use of Pedometers in Stroke Survivors : Are They Feasible and How Well Do They Defect Steps?. / Carroll, Sarah L.; Greig, Carolyn A.; Lewis, Susan J.; McMurdo, Marion E.; Sniehotta, Falko F.; Johnston, Marie; Johnston, Derek W.; Scopes, Judy; Mead, Gillian E.
In: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 93, No. 3, 03.2012, p. 466-470.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The Use of Pedometers in Stroke Survivors
T2 - Are They Feasible and How Well Do They Defect Steps?
A1 - Carroll,Sarah L.
A1 - Greig,Carolyn A.
A1 - Lewis,Susan J.
A1 - McMurdo,Marion E.
A1 - Sniehotta,Falko F.
A1 - Johnston,Marie
A1 - Johnston,Derek W.
A1 - Scopes,Judy
A1 - Mead,Gillian E.
AU - Carroll,Sarah L.
AU - Greig,Carolyn A.
AU - Lewis,Susan J.
AU - McMurdo,Marion E.
AU - Sniehotta,Falko F.
AU - Johnston,Marie
AU - Johnston,Derek W.
AU - Scopes,Judy
AU - Mead,Gillian E.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - <p>Carroll SL, Greig CA, Lewis SJ, McMurdo ME, Sniehotta FF, Johnston M, Johnston DW, Scopes J. Mead GE. The use of pedometers in stroke survivors: are they feasible and how well do they detect steps? Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2012;93:466-70.</p><p>Objectives: To determine (1) the feasibility of pedometers for stroke patients and (2) the level of agreement between pedometers and actual step count.</p><p>Design: Observational agreement study.</p><p>Setting: Six stroke units.</p><p>Participants: Independently mobile stroke patients (N=50) ready for hospital discharge.</p><p>Interventions: Patients were asked to apply 3 pedometers: 1 around the neck and 1 above each hip. Patients performed a short walk lasting 20 seconds, then a 6-minute walk test (6MWT). Video recordings determined the criterion standard step count.</p><p>Main Outcome Measure: Agreement between the step count recorded by pedometers and the step count recorded by viewing the criterion standard video recordings of the 2 walks.</p><p>Results: Five patients (10%) needed assistance to put on the pedometers, and 5 (10%) could not read the step count. Thirtynine (78%) would use pedometers again. Below a gait speed of about 0.5m/s, pedometers did not generally detect steps. Agreement analyses showed that even above 0.5m/s, pedometers undercounted steps for both the short walk and 6MWT; for example, the mean difference between the video recorder and pedometer around the neck was 5.93 steps during the short walk and 32.4 steps during the 6MWT.</p><p>Conclusions: Pedometers are feasible but generally do not detect steps at gait speeds below about 0.5m/s, and they undercount steps at gait speeds above 0.5m/s.</p>
AB - <p>Carroll SL, Greig CA, Lewis SJ, McMurdo ME, Sniehotta FF, Johnston M, Johnston DW, Scopes J. Mead GE. The use of pedometers in stroke survivors: are they feasible and how well do they detect steps? Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2012;93:466-70.</p><p>Objectives: To determine (1) the feasibility of pedometers for stroke patients and (2) the level of agreement between pedometers and actual step count.</p><p>Design: Observational agreement study.</p><p>Setting: Six stroke units.</p><p>Participants: Independently mobile stroke patients (N=50) ready for hospital discharge.</p><p>Interventions: Patients were asked to apply 3 pedometers: 1 around the neck and 1 above each hip. Patients performed a short walk lasting 20 seconds, then a 6-minute walk test (6MWT). Video recordings determined the criterion standard step count.</p><p>Main Outcome Measure: Agreement between the step count recorded by pedometers and the step count recorded by viewing the criterion standard video recordings of the 2 walks.</p><p>Results: Five patients (10%) needed assistance to put on the pedometers, and 5 (10%) could not read the step count. Thirtynine (78%) would use pedometers again. Below a gait speed of about 0.5m/s, pedometers did not generally detect steps. Agreement analyses showed that even above 0.5m/s, pedometers undercounted steps for both the short walk and 6MWT; for example, the mean difference between the video recorder and pedometer around the neck was 5.93 steps during the short walk and 32.4 steps during the 6MWT.</p><p>Conclusions: Pedometers are feasible but generally do not detect steps at gait speeds below about 0.5m/s, and they undercount steps at gait speeds above 0.5m/s.</p>
U2 - 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.047
DO - 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.047
M1 - Article
JO - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
JF - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
SN - 0003-9993
IS - 3
VL - 93
SP - 466
EP - 470
ER -