Technologies That Assess the Location of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The location in which physical activity and sedentary behavior are performed can provide valuable behavioral information, both in isolation and synergistically with other areas of physical activity and sedentary behavior research. Global positioning systems (GPS) have been used in physical activity research to identify outdoor location; however, while GPS can receive signals in certain indoor environments, it is not able to provide room- or subroom-level location. On average, adults spend a high proportion of their time indoors. A measure of indoor location would, therefore, provide valuable behavioral information.

Objective

This systematic review sought to identify and critique technology which has been or could be used to assess the location of physical activity

SUBMITTER: Loveday A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4705371 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature