Validity of consumer-grade activity monitor to identify manual wheelchair propulsion in standardized activities of daily living.

Hypoactive lifestyle contributes to the development of secondary complications and lower quality of life in wheelchair users. There is a need for objective and user-friendly physical activity monitors for wheelchair-dependent individuals in order to increase physical activity through self-monitoring...

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Main Authors: Marika T Leving, Henricus L D Horemans, Riemer J K Vegter, Sonja de Groot, Johannes B J Bussmann, Lucas H V van der Woude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5894999?pdf=render