Accelerometer-Based Acimetry as Technology Applied to Healthcare

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Author(s): German Ruiz Tendero (Universidad Catolica de San Antonio-Murcia, Spain), Juan Jose Salinero Martin (Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Spain)and Susana Aznar Lain (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 14
Source title: Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ashish N. Dwivedi (University of Hull, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch052

Keywords: Health Information Systems / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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This chapter reviews new quantification possibilities for the assessment of physical activity, a variable intimately related to good health. First, a variety of existing instruments are described with regard to their validity and functionality. Then, their applications are analyzed and categorized into two broad branches: sedentary lifestyle prevention and applications in special population segments. The authors’ intention is to make existing possibilities for assessment of physical activity known to researchers and public health professionals, as it is important for the achievement and promotion of active and healthy lifestyles in the population.

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