A Web-Based, Time-Use App To Assess Children's Movement Behaviors: Validation Study of My E-Diary for Activities and Lifestyle (MEDAL).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing modes of collecting self-reported 24-hour movement information from children, including digital assessments, have not been demonstrated to be of acceptable validity when compared to objective measurements. My E-Diary for Activities and Lifestyle (MEDAL) is an interactive web-based diary developed to collect time-use information from children aged 10 years and older.

Objective

This study evaluated the validity of MEDAL for assessing children's movement behaviors by comparing self-reported and accelerometer-measured time spent in movement behavior among children in Singapore aged 10-11 years.

Methods

Funding for this study was obtained in October 2017, and data were collected between April and August 2020. Participants recorded their daily activities

SUBMITTER: Tan SYX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9270708 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature