Accelerometer Use in Young People with Down Syndrome: A Preliminary Cross-Validation and Reliability Study

Autor/inn/en	Peiris, Casey L.; Cumming, Toby B.; Kramer, Sharon; Johnson, Liam; Taylor, Nicholas F.; Shields, Nora
Titel	Accelerometer Use in Young People with Down Syndrome: A Preliminary Cross-Validation and Reliability Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 42 (2017) 4, S.339-350 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-9532
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2016.1260100
Schlagwörter	Down Syndrome; Measurement Equipment; Physical Activity Level; Measures (Individuals); Young Adults; Exercise Physiology; Intellectual Disability; Screening Tests; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Messinstrument; Messdaten; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Sportphysiologie; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Screening-Verfahren; Ausland; Fragebogen; Australien
Abstract	Background: Inadequate physical activity is a problem for people with Down syndrome and objective monitoring using accelerometers may be inaccurate in this population. Method: This was a cross-validation and reliability study comparing two triaxial accelerometers (the SenseWear and RT3) to a criterion measure (the OxyCon Mobile) in 10 young people (M age = 20 ± 2) with Down syndrome. A ROC curve analysis was conducted to determine intensity thresholds from RT3 activity counts. Results: During self-selected pace walking, the accelerometers overestimated energy expenditure and had large limits of agreement (SenseWear: -0.5-3.6 METs; RT3: -0.2-2.7 METs). At this pace, SenseWear armband step counts were highly correlated with observed steps (r = .98) but underestimated steps by up to 12%. We developed RT3 thresholds that demonstrated good to excellent sensitivity and specificity in classifying physical activity intensity. Conclusions: SenseWear steps and RT3 activity count thresholds can be used to monitor physical activity in young people with Down syndrome, although energy expenditure estimates should be used with caution in this population. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01