Motl Robert W, McAuley Edward, Snook Erin M, Scott Jennifer A
Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 332 Freer Hall, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Mult Scler. 2005 Jun;11(3):343-5. doi: 10.1191/1352458505ms1161oa.
Pedometers are inexpensive and user-friendly devices that might be practical for measuring physical activity among individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). This study involved an evaluation of the accuracy of two pedometers against actual steps taken under controlled laboratory conditions (five minute bouts of walking at five different treadmill speeds [41, 54, 67, 80, and 94 m x min(-1)]) among 23 individuals with MS who were ambulatory without an aide. Both pedometers exhibited good accuracy with the 67, 80, and 94 m x min(-1) speeds, but poor accuracy with the 41 and 54 m x min(-1) speeds. Those results support the quantification of physical activity using pedometers among those with MS who are ambulatory without an aide.
计步器价格低廉且使用方便,对于测量多发性硬化症(MS)患者的身体活动情况可能很实用。本研究评估了23名无需辅助器具即可行走的MS患者在实验室控制条件下(在五种不同跑步机速度[41、54、67、80和94米/分钟]下进行五分钟的步行),两种计步器相对于实际步数的准确性。两种计步器在67、80和94米/分钟的速度下都表现出良好的准确性,但在41和54米/分钟的速度下准确性较差。这些结果支持在无需辅助器具即可行走的MS患者中使用计步器对身体活动进行量化。