Accelerometry and Self-report in Sedentary Populations
Methods : Participants were asked to wear an accelerometer and self-report exercise bouts, duration, and intensity for one week. Self-reported duration was compared with accelerometer data.
Results : Selfreported exercise-bout duration matched accelerometer duration 93 for survivors and 99 for controls. Self-reported exercisebout intensity matched accelerometer intensity 70 for survivors and 66 for controls. There were no significant differences between groups.
Conclusions : Sedentary endometrial cancer survivors and controls self-reported duration and intensity of physical activity consistent with accelerometer data.
Keywords: accelerometry; cancer survivors; physical activity; sedentary; selfreport
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1 Clinical Exercise Specialist, Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Publication date: 01 January 2011
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