Non-consent to a wrist-worn accelerometer in older adults: the role of socio-demographic, behavioural and health factors.

BACKGROUND:Accelerometers, initially waist-worn but increasingly wrist-worn, are used to assess physical activity free from reporting-bias. However, its acceptability by study participants is unclear. Our objective is to assess factors associated with non-consent to a wrist-mounted accelerometer in...

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Main Authors: Maliheh Hassani, Mika Kivimaki, Alexis Elbaz, Martin Shipley, Archana Singh-Manoux, Séverine Sabia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4208789?pdf=render