• Login
    View Item 
    •   SOAR Home
    • Graduate School
    • GRASP: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects
    • Proceedings: 3rd Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects
    • View Item
    •   SOAR Home
    • Graduate School
    • GRASP: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects
    • Proceedings: 3rd Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Accuracy of pedometer steps and time for youth with disabilities

    View
    Conference paper
    Download
    Conference paper
     
    Date
    2007-04-27
    Author
    Balzer, Kelly
    Chapman, Stan
    Miller, Jennifer
    Volk, Lisa
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Citation
    Balzer, Kelly, Chapman Stan, Jr., Miller, Jennifer, Volk, Lisa (2007). Accuracy of pedometer steps and time for youth with disabilities. In Proceedings : 3rd Annual Symposium : Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS : Wichita State University, p.23-24
    Abstract
    The goal of the study is to determine pedometer accuracy of steps and time for children with disabilities. Eleven girls and seven boys with multiple developmental disabilities participated in six, 80 meter self-paced walking trials. Pedometers were placed in five locations around the waist: front right [FR], front left [FL], back right [BR], back left [BL], and middle back [MB]. Each trial was video taped and actual steps and time were verified using video recordings. Accuracy was determined by percent difference between registered steps and time on the pedometers to actual steps and a time measured by video recordings. A high level of accuracy was found for the FR and BL locations for time, while only the FR location demonstrated adequate accuracy for steps. When one outlier with excessive weight status and slow walking speed was excluded, a high level of accuracy was observed across all locations for steps and time. Differences between pedometer locations were insignificant, with the exception of FL steps which demonstrated greater percent error scores and the pedometers measured time more accurately than steps. Time showed higher precision when compared to steps in both the full and outlier excluded samples. Location had minimal influence on accuracy, suggesting placements of the pedometer out of view (BR, BL, MB) can be used to minimize wearer interference. Concern needs to be exercised when using this pedometer with youth that exhibit a combination of excessive weight status and slow walking speed.
    Description
    Paper presented to the 3rd Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, April 27, 2007.

    Research completed at the Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Professions
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10057/603
    Collections
    • Proceedings: 3rd Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects [107]
    • PHT Graduate Student Conference Papers [76]

    SOAR is a service of Wichita State University Libraries
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Site statistics 
     

     

    Browse

    All of SOARCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsTypeThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsType

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics

    SOAR is a service of Wichita State University Libraries
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Site statistics