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A systematic literature review of reviews on techniques for physical activity measurement in adults: a DEDIPAC study

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Dowd, Kieran P., Szeklicki, Robert, Minetto, Marco Alessandro, Murphy, Marie H., Polito, Angela, Ghigo, Ezio, van der Ploeg, Hidde, Ekelund, Ulf, Maciaszek, Janusz, Stemplewski, Rafal, Tomczak, Maciej, Donnelly, Alan E.·2018·International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
DOI 10.1186/s12966-017-0636-2PMC PMC5806271
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The links between increased participation in Physical Activity (PA) and improvements in health are well established. As this body of evidence has grown, so too has the search for measures of PA with high levels of methodological effectiveness (i.e. validity, reliability and responsiveness to change). The aim of this "review of reviews" was to provide a comprehensive overview of the methodological effectiveness of currently employed measures of PA, to aid researchers in their selection of an appropriate tool. A total of 63 review articles were included in this review, and the original articles cited by these reviews were included in order to extract detailed information on methodological effectiveness.Self-report measures of PA have been most frequently examined for methodological effectiveness, with highly variable findings identified across a broad range of behaviours. The evidence-base for the methodological effectiveness of objective monitors, particularly accelerometers/activity monitors, is increasing, with lower levels of variability observed for validity and reliability when compared to subjective measures. Unfortunately, responsiveness to change across all measures and behaviours remains under-researched, with limited information available.Other criteria beyond methodological effectiveness often influence tool selection, including cost and feasibility. However, researchers must be aware of the methodological effectiveness of any measure selected for use when examining PA. Although no "perfect" tool for the examination of PA in adults exists, it is suggested that researchers aim to incorporate appropriate objective measures, specific to the behaviours of interests, when examining PA in free-living environments.

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Fig. 1 PRISMA flow diagram for search and inclusion process for identification of review articles
Fig. 1 PRISMA flow diagram for search and inclusion process for identification of review articlesCC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. 2 Forest plot of percentage mean difference between self-reported energy expenditure (TEE, PAEE, PAL) compared to criterion measure of energy expenditure (doubly labelled water)
Fig. 2 Forest plot of percentage mean difference between self-reported energy expenditure (TEE, PAEE, PAL) compared to criterion measure of energy expenditure (doubly labelled water)CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. 3 a Forest plot of percentage mean difference between accelerometer determined energy expenditure (TEE, PAEE, PAL) compared to criterion measure of energy expenditure (doubly labelled water). b Forest plot of percentage mean difference between accelerometer determined steps, distance walked and activity type compared to criterion measure of direct observation
Fig. 3 a Forest plot of percentage mean difference between accelerometer determined energy expenditure (TEE, PAEE, PAL) compared to criterion measure of energy expenditure (doubly labelled water). b Forest plot of percentage mean difference between accelerometer determined steps, distance walked and activity type compared to criterion measure of direct observationCC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. 4 Forest plot of mean percentage difference between pedometer determined step count/energy expenditure compared to criterion measure (direct observation/doubly labelled water respectively). * denotes multiple devices compared in the same study
Fig. 4 Forest plot of mean percentage difference between pedometer determined step count/energy expenditure compared to criterion measure (direct observation/doubly labelled water respectively). * denotes multiple devices compared in the same studyCC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. 5 Forest plot of percentage mean difference between heart rate monitor determined energy expenditure/physical activity level compared to criterion measure (doubly labelled water)
Fig. 5 Forest plot of percentage mean difference between heart rate monitor determined energy expenditure/physical activity level compared to criterion measure (doubly labelled water)CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. 6 Forest plot of percentage mean difference between energy expenditure/body posture determined by combined sensors compared to criterion measure (doubly labelled water/direct observation)
Fig. 6 Forest plot of percentage mean difference between energy expenditure/body posture determined by combined sensors compared to criterion measure (doubly labelled water/direct observation)CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Dowd, K. P., Szeklicki, R., Minetto, M. A., Murphy, M. H., Polito, A., Ghigo, E., van der Ploeg, H., Ekelund, U., Maciaszek, J., Stemplewski, R., Tomczak, M., & Donnelly, A. E.
Affiliations
  • Athlone Institute of Technology (IE)
  • University of Turin (IT)
  • University of Ulster (GB)
  • Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione (IT)
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • University of Limerick (IE)
Corresponding author
Donnelly, Alan E.
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2018-02-08
Volume
15
Issue
1
Pages
15-15
ISSN
1479-5868 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/s12966-017-0636-2
PMC
PMC5806271
OpenAlex
W2787504438
Cited by
385
References
490
Citations by year
2026: 33 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 42 · 2023: 49 · 2022: 63 · 2021: 70 · 2020: 45 · 2019: 40 · 2018: 10
FWCI
5.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Funders
Health Research Board
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Keywords
physical activity measurement, validity, reliability statistics, responsiveness to change, self-report questionnaire, accelerometer, wearable activity trackers, adults, free-living physical activity, tool selection
MeSH terms
Adult, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Reproducibility of Results, Exercise, Self Report, Accelerometry

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