A scoping review of interventions using accelerometers to measure physical activity or sedentary behaviour during hospitalization

CE Baldwin; SM Parry; L Norton; J Williams; LK Lewis

Journal article

A scoping review of interventions using accelerometers to measure physical activity or sedentary behaviour during hospitalization

CE Baldwin, SM Parry, L Norton, J Williams, LK Lewis

Clinical Rehabilitation | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1177/0269215520932965

Abstract

Objective: To identify interventions using wearable accelerometers to measure physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour in adults during hospitalization for an acute medical/surgical condition. Data sources: Four databases were searched in August 2019 (MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, EMBASE). Review methods: Studies were selected if they described an intervention in adults with a medical/surgical condition, and concurrently reported an accelerometer-derived measure of physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour while participants were admitted. Items were screened for eligibility in duplicate. Included studies were synthesized to describe intervention types, feasibility and potential effectiven..

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;The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: There was no financial interest in or support for the study. SMP is a current recipient of NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (APP 1111640).