Validity of the Apple Watch^® for monitoring push counts in people using manual wheelchairs.

ABSTRACT: Objective: A recent Apple Watch^® activity-monitoring innovation permits manual wheelchair users to monitor daily push counts. This study evaluated the validity of the Apple Watch^® push count estimate.Design: Criterion validity.Setting: Southern Finland and Southeast Queensland, Australia.Participants: Twenty-six manual wheelchair users from Finland and Australia were filmed completing a standardized battery of activities while wearing the Apple Watch^® (dominant wrist).Outcome Measures: Wheelchair pushes as determined by the Apple Watch^® were compared to directly observed pushes.Results: Agreement between Apple Watch^® push counts and directly observed pushes was evaluated using Intraclass correl

SUBMITTER: Karinharju KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7952070 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature