Validity of the Walked Distance Estimated by Wearable Devices in Stroke Individuals.

ABSTRACT: Health professionals need valid devices to assess a stroke individual's ability to walk. The aim was to evaluate the validity of the estimation of the walked distance by wearable devices and the impact of the sensor's position in stroke individuals. Post-stroke patients able to walk without human assistance were equipped with several wearable devices: pedometers, Actigraph, and Sensewear Armband placed according to the manufacturers' recommendations. Participants walked for 6 min at a comfortable speed wearing all sensors at the same time. We analyzed the validity of sensor-estimated distances according to their position using Bland-Altman analysis, root-mean-square error, and coefficient of correlation. In total, 35 individuals were included (mean age = 65 ± 15 years). The best estimation

SUBMITTER: Compagnat M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6604102 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature