Citation

Wiehe SE, Hoch SC, Liu GC, Carroll AE, Wilson JS, Fortenberry JD. J. Adolesc. Health 2008; 42(4): 418-420.

Affiliation

Children's Health Services Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA. swiehe@iupui.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.018

PMID

18346668

Abstract

We conducted a pilot study using new technology to track adolescent "place." Using Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled cell phones, we recruited and tracked 15 female adolescents for a 1-week period. Distance away from home was greatest in the evenings on weekends or holidays. The greatest percentage of time spent more than 1 kilometer away from home was also during these times. Such GPS technology holds promise for future adolescent health research in allowing more specific and dynamic measurement of where adolescents spend time.

Language: en