Dear colleagues,
We are planning an intervention for primary school students (6-10 years old). However, there are not enough guidelines for physical activity assessed by accelerometry in children.
Could anyone kindly recommend a device for the objective measurement of physical activity and energy expenditure in this aged group?
I would be very grateful.
ActiGraph is the most used and validated device for measuring physical activity in research and has been validated with use for Children as well.
Check out this review for physical activity monitoring in children:
Trost, 2007:
Article State of the Art Reviews: Measurement of Physical Activity i...
Additionally, if you plan to use Actigraph, this paper provides some excellent information on considerations for usage of the device and processing the data:
Migueles et al., 2017
Article Accelerometer Data Collection and Processing Criteria to Ass...
Cheers and good luck!
Dear Tanuj Wadhi, thank you for your prompt reply and information.
Hi Dr Olena Yelizarova . I think Accelerometers are a commonly used objective method to measure physical activity in children. Accelerometers measure the body's movements in acceleration, which can then be used to determine activity counts and to estimate physical activity intensity. See the link: https://www.aspetar.com/journal/upload/PDF/2015610111948.pdf
Digital accelerometer is the best device to measure physical activity level for school going children.
Thank you for your answer. Could you recommend a model of digital accelerometer?
Hello!
Polish researchers use Actigraph GT3X+ as well as ActiGraph WGT3X-BT.
Please see:
Article Physical activity of early school-age children in Poland dur...
Article Objectively Assessed Physical Activity of Preschool- Aged Ch...
Best regards!
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