TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - A solid-state ambulatory physical activity monitor and its application to measuring daily activity of the elderly
JO  - Journal of medical engineering and technology
A1  - Tamura, T.
A1  - Fujimoto, T.
A1  - Sakaki, H.
A1  - Higashi, Y.
A1  - Yoshida, T.
A1  - Togawa, T.
SP  - 96
EP  - 105
VL  - 21
IS  - 3-4
N2  - An ambulatory acceleration monitor was developed and used to evaluate physical activity in the elderly. The ECG and accelerations at the wrist, waist, and ankle were recorded, and the heart rate and frequency and amplitude of accelerations per unit time were evaluated in both working and retired elderly women performing normal daily activities. The heart rate closely paralleled wrist acceleration. The behaviour patterns of the subjects could be differentiated by time interval signals and histogram distributions. This system appears to be an effective method of understanding and describing the characteristic activities of the elderly in a quantitative and objective fashion.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0309-1902
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -