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Use of the StepWatch Activity Monitor for Characterization of Normal Activity Levels of Children

2006; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 26; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/01.bpo.0000218532.66856.6c

1539-2570

Kit M. Song, Kristie Bjornson, Teresa Cappello, Kim Coleman,

Children's Physical and Motor Development

Clinical and research measures for walking activity measure capacity and performance. Existing tools such as 3-dimensional gait analysis and validated gross motor instruments examine capacity but do not measure performance. We defined normal activity levels for 20 children ages 5-7 and 9-11 years using the StepWatch Activity Monitor (SAM). Average daily step counts varied widely by age and sex (mean 7604 ± 2485), but the percent time spent at high, medium, and low levels of activity was very consistent regardless of age or sex of the child.