Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Gerontology Research Center, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
Physical Activity, Sports and Health Research Group, Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Sensors (Basel). 2021 Sep 10;21(18):6068. doi: 10.3390/s21186068.
(1) Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the day-to-day variability and year-to-year reproducibility of an accelerometer-based algorithm for sit-to-stand (STS) transitions in a free-living environment among community-dwelling older adults. (2) Methods: Free-living thigh-worn accelerometry was recorded for three to seven days in 86 (women = 55) community-dwelling older adults, on two occasions separated by one year, to evaluate the long-term consistency of free-living behavior. (3) Results: Year-to-year intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) for the number of STS transitions were 0.79 (95% confidence interval, 0.70-0.86, < 0.001), for mean angular velocity-0.81 (95% ci, 0.72-0.87, < 0.001), and maximal angular velocity-0.73 (95% ci, 0.61-0.82, < 0.001), respectively. Day-to-day ICCs were 0.63-0.72 for number of STS transitions (95% ci, 0.49-0.81, < 0.001) and for mean angular velocity-0.75-0.80 (95% ci, 0.64-0.87, < 0.001). Minimum detectable change (MDC) was 20.1 transitions/day for volume, 9.7°/s for mean intensity, and 31.7°/s for maximal intensity. (4) Conclusions: The volume and intensity of STS transitions monitored by a thigh-worn accelerometer and a sit-to-stand transitions algorithm are reproducible from day to day and year to year. The accelerometer can be used to reliably study STS transitions in free-living environments, which could add value to identifying individuals at increased risk for functional disability.
(1) 背景:本研究旨在评估一种基于加速度计的坐站(STS)转换算法在社区居住的老年人自由生活环境中的日常变异性和年际可重复性。(2) 方法:86 名(女性=55 名)社区居住的老年人在两次相隔一年的时间内,佩戴大腿式加速度计进行 3 至 7 天的自由生活记录,以评估自由生活行为的长期一致性。(3) 结果:STS 转换次数的年际组内相关系数(ICC)分别为 0.79(95%置信区间,0.70-0.86,<0.001)、平均角速度为 0.81(95%置信区间,0.72-0.87,<0.001)和最大角速度为 0.73(95%置信区间,0.61-0.82,<0.001)。STS 转换次数的日常 ICC 为 0.63-0.72(95%置信区间,0.49-0.81,<0.001),平均角速度为 0.75-0.80(95%置信区间,0.64-0.87,<0.001)。最小可检测变化(MDC)为 20.1 次/天的体积,9.7°/s 的平均强度和 31.7°/s 的最大强度。(4) 结论:大腿式加速度计和坐站转换算法监测的 STS 转换次数和强度具有日常和年际的可重复性。该加速度计可用于在自由生活环境中可靠地研究 STS 转换,这可能有助于识别功能障碍风险增加的个体。