Ding Dan, Ayubi Soleh, Hiremath Shivayogi, Parmanto Bambang
Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2012;2012:5833-6. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6347320.
Unlike able-bodied ambulatory population, wheelchair users do not have adequate access to technologies that monitor and motivate physical activity (PA). We developed a physical activity monitoring and sharing platform (PAMS) especially suited for capturing PA that are part of the lifestyle in wheelchair users and motivating them to be physically active via social networking based applications. This paper describes the general infrastructure and components of the prototype PAMS. The monitoring unit is designed to capture the activity type, amount, and associated energy expenditure of wheelchair users. The sharing unit consists of a web-based application and an Android-based mobile application built on top of Facebook platform and allows wheelchair users to self-monitor and share their PA information with their community of interest. The prototype PAMS is being evaluated for its reliability in capturing PA, validity in measuring PA parameters, and usability of the sharing applications among wheelchair users. We expect the PAMS will enable wheelchair users to track their own PA participation and become more physically active, leading to better overall health, greater community participation, and higher quality of life.
与身体健全的步行人群不同，轮椅使用者无法充分使用监测和激励身体活动（PA）的技术。我们开发了一个身体活动监测与分享平台（PAMS），特别适合捕捉轮椅使用者生活方式中的身体活动，并通过基于社交网络的应用程序激励他们积极参与体育活动。本文描述了原型PAMS的总体架构和组件。监测单元旨在捕捉轮椅使用者的活动类型、数量以及相关的能量消耗。分享单元由一个基于网络的应用程序和一个基于安卓系统、构建在Facebook平台之上的移动应用程序组成，它允许轮椅使用者自我监测并与他们感兴趣的群体分享自己的身体活动信息。目前正在对原型PAMS在捕捉身体活动方面的可靠性、测量身体活动参数的有效性以及分享应用程序在轮椅使用者中的可用性进行评估。我们期望PAMS将使轮椅使用者能够追踪自己的身体活动参与情况，并变得更加积极地参与体育活动，从而带来更好的整体健康、更高的社区参与度和更高的生活质量。
