Comparing Wear Compliance Across Accelerometer Protocols
Relevant Industries: Digital Health (software-enabled healthcare, telemedicine, remote patient monitoring), Clinical Tech (medical devices, diagnostics, therapeutics), and Consumer Wellness (preventive care, fitness, mental health, nutrition, and behavior tracking).
Objective: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, Office on Women’s Health, Jackson County, Missouri, and AmeriCorps required robust validation of consumer-grade accelerometers to reliably monitor physical activity. The goal was to pinpoint protocols that improve user compliance and generate dependable data for interventions and health assessments.
Methodology: Dr. Joseph Lightner and his team executed a three-year quasi-experimental study involving 281 participants across three Kansas City locations. They refined accelerometer protocols annually based on practical feedback. Physical activity was tracked using Garmin Vivofit 4 devices. Advanced statistical methods – including variance analysis, correlation analysis, and chi-square testing – were employed to produce clear, actionable insights.
Results: The study identified a specific accelerometer protocol that markedly improved wear compliance and generated reliable data critical for public health interventions and wellness assessments. These findings were rigorously peer-reviewed and published in the journal Health Promotion Practice.
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Reference:
Grimes A, Todd R, Sours O, Valleroy E, Akagi-Bustin Z, Hillard N, Lightner JS. Comparison of Wear Compliance Across Three Accelerometer Protocols in Adolescents. Health Promot Pract. 2025 Feb 19:15248399251316517. doi: 10.1177/15248399251316517. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39969082.