%0 Journal Article
%T Can an Accelerometer-Based Monitor be used to Accurately Assess Physical Activity in a Population of Survivors of Critical Illness?
%A Lara Edbrooke
%A Noel Lythgo
%A Unna Goldsworthy
%A Linda Denehy
%J Global Journal of Health Science
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.5539/gjhs.v4n3p98
%X Purpose: To investigate the validity and reliability of the Activity Monitoring Pod (AMP331) to record gait parameters in  healthy young adults (YA) and intensive care unit inpatients (ICU). Methods: Fifteen YA completed a series of over-ground walks. Another 15 YA completed a series of treadmill walks. The ICU group (N=20) completed a series of over-ground walks with repeat trials. Gait parameters were recorded simultaneously for each walk. Results: For the YA over-ground condition, no significant differences were found between the measures recorded by the systems. For the YA treadmill condition, 43% of the measures differed (P < .05). For the ICU group, the AMP331 underestimated distance and speed by 3m and 25cm/s respectively. Reliability measures for distance (ICC 0.99, 95%CI 0.98 ¨C 0.99) and step count (ICC 0.99, 95%CI 0.99 ¨C 1.00) were excellent. Conclusions: The AMP 331 is a valid instrument for recording basic gait parameters for over-ground walking in healthy YA and ICU survivors.
%U http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/gjhs/article/view/15672