Reliability and Validity of Commercially Available Wearable Devices for Measuring Steps, Energy Expenditure, and Heart Rate: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Consumer-wearable activity trackers are small electronic devices that record fitness and health-related measures.

Objective

The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the validity and reliability of commercial wearables in measuring step count, heart rate, and energy expenditure.

Methods

We identified devices to be included in the review. Database searches were conducted in PubMed, Embase, and SPORTDiscus, and only articles published in the English language up to May 2019 were considered. Studies were excluded if they did not identify the device used and if they did not examine the validity or reliability of the device. Studies involving the general population and all special populations were included. We operationalized validity as criterion vali

SUBMITTER: Fuller D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7509623 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature