Granat, MH ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0722-2760
2012,
'Event-based analysis of free-living behaviour'
, Physiological Measurement, 33 (11)
, pp. 1785-1800.
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Abstract
The quantification of free-living physical activities is important in understanding how physical activity and sedentary behaviour impact on health and also on how interventions might modify free-living behaviour to enhance health. Quantification, and the terminology used, has in many ways been determined by the choice of measurement technique. The inter-related issues around measurement devices and terminology used are explored. This paper proposes a terminology and a systematic approach for the analysis of freeliving activity information using event-based activity data. The event-based approach uses a flexible hierarchical classification of events and, dependent on the research question, analysis can then be undertaken on a selection of these events. The quantification of free-living behaviour is therefore the result of the analysis on the patterns of these chosen events. The application of this approach is illustrated with results from a range of published studies by our group showing how event-based analysis provides a flexible yet robust method of addressing the research question(s) and provides a deeper insight into freeliving behaviour. It is proposed that it is through event-based analysis we can more clearly understand how behaviour is related to health and also how we can produce more relevant outcome measures.
Item Type: | Article |
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Schools: | Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Health Sciences Research |
Journal or Publication Title: | Physiological Measurement |
Publisher: | Institute of Physics |
ISSN: | 0967-3334 |
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Funders: | Non funded research |
Depositing User: | MH Granat |
Date Deposited: | 18 Nov 2015 14:24 |
Last Modified: | 11 Oct 2018 00:27 |
URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/37082 |
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