Objective Measurement of 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in Preschool Children Using Wrist-Worn and Thigh-Worn Accelerometers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15466145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marieke De Craemer (0000-0002-5220-7850, Research Foundation - Flanders, corresponding author), Marga Decraene (0000-0002-5975-016X, Ghent University), Iris Willems (0000-0003-2654-8931, Ghent University), Feija Buysse (Ghent University), Ellen Van Driessche (Ghent University), Vera Verbestel (0000-0001-5270-3785, Ghent University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 18 |
| Pages | 9482-9482 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18189482 |
| PMID | 34574402 |
| OpenAlex | W3198669381 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 18 |
In recent years, more attention has been paid towards the study of 24-h movement behaviors (including physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB) and sleep) in preschoolers instead of studying these behaviors in isolation. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using wrist- vs. thigh-worn accelerometers and to report accelerometer-derived metrics of 24-h movement behaviors in preschoolers. A convenience sample of 16 preschoolers (50.0% boys, 4.35 years) and one of their parents were recruited for this study. Preschoolers had to wear the ActivPAL accelerometer (attached to the upper thigh) and Axivity accelerometer (using a wrist band) simultaneously for 7 consecutive days and for 24 h a day. Parents completed an acceptability survey. In total, 16 preschoolers (100.0%) had a minimum of 6 days of valid wrist-worn data, while only 10 preschoolers (62.5%) had a minimum of 6 days of valid thigh-worn data ( p = 0.002). When looking at the acceptability, 81.3% of parents indicated that it was easy for their child to wear the Axivity for 7 consecutive days, and 93.8% of parents indicated so for the ActivPAL ( p = 0.88). However, some parents stated that the wristband of the Axivity accelerometer was big, which might have affected data collection. Significant differences were found for the measurement of total volume of PA, SB and sleep across 24 h. Total PA was 464.44 min/day (±64.00) with the ActivPAL compared with 354.94 min/day (±57.46) with the Axivity ( p p p = 0.001; ActivPAL: 684.63 min/day ± 51.96; Axivity: 645.69 min/day ± 46.78). Overall, parents perceived both devices to be feasible to use for preschoolers. However, future studies are required to validate both devices for the measurement of preschoolers' 24-h movement behaviors since significant differences in the classification of PA, SB and sleep were found in this small sample
Accelerometer · Acoustics · Embedded system · Movement (music · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Physics · Smartwatch · Thigh · Wearable computer · Wrist · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Computer Science · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Surgery
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |