<b> Methods for assessing physical activity: a systematic review focused on older adults. </b> http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2013v15n2p256

Among the large array of instruments for measuring physical activity (PA), the use of questionnaires, pedometers, and accelerometers with older adults is frequent. This study aimed to analyze the most widely adopted protocol for each instrument that is most commonly used to assess PA in older adults...

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Main Authors: Deisy Terumi Ueno, Émerson Sebastião, Danilla Icassati Corazza, Sebastião Gobbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2013-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/1980-0037.2013v15n2p256/24160