Naslov
Using a physical activity monitor and smartphone app to determine time-use and location information for exposure studies

Autori
Loh, Miranda ; Pronk, Anjoeka ; Kuijpers, Eelco ; Schieberle, Christian ; Chapizanis, Dimitrios ; Stamatelopoulou, Asimina ; Bartzis, John ; Špirić, Zdravko ; Sarigiannis, Denis ; Cherrie, John

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
18th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region - Book of abstracts / Sarigiannis, Denis - Lahti : Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1. 85764 Neuherberg Germany, 2015, 318-318

Skup
18th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region - MESAEP - Mediterranean Scientific Association of Environmental Protection

Mjesto i datum
Grčka, 26.09.2015. - 30.09.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
smartphone applications; exposure; physical activity

Sažetak
The proliferation of smartphone applications (apps) and fitness monitors provides new and less expensive methods for tracking participant time-location-activity patterns in exposure studies. As part of the Health and Environment-wide Associations based on Large population Surveys (HEALS) project, this study examines the feasibility of using the Moves app and a commercially available fitness monitor – the Fitbit Flex for tracking people’s location and activities. Four participants per city (7 cities –Athens, Edinburgh, Kozani, Stuttgart, Thessaloniki, Utrecht, Zagreb) wore these devices along with a GPS device and Actigraph activity sensor, for comparison, for a week. A temperature logger was also worn to detect changes between indoor and outdoor conditions. A time-activity log was filled out on paper by participants for each day. Preliminary results indicate that classification of indoor and outdoor location was done with over 80% accuracy using either the GPS or Moves plus various external variables. Daily step counts by the Fitbit corresponded well with the Actigraph but minute-by-minute counts were less well correlated. This investigation will provide information on the utility of several commercial devices as modular add-ons to exposure studies.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemijsko inženjerstvo, Računarstvo, Temeljne tehničke znanosti

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