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16124965

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
Quantitative assessment of patient activity is important in evaluating the outcomes of joint prostheses, and such methods are gaining popularity. The single greatest impediment to quantitative activity assessment is patient compliance. How many days of sampling are necessary to provide reliable and accurate estimates of walking activity? The current study analyzes how well sampling for 4 consecutive days of activity compares to assessing activity for 7 or more days with the same pedometer in 131 patients with either a total hip or total knee prosthesis. The mean steps per day obtained throughout the full-length sampling (7-123 days) was strongly correlated to the one obtained from the random consecutive 4-day sample (r2 = 0.94, P < .001) with only 5 outliers. The 4-day activity assessment gave an underestimation of 4.7% (P = .5). The number of outliers increased with fewer days of sampling. Monitoring activity for 4 consecutive days yields a quantitative assessment that is within 5% of a sampling of 7 or more days.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0883-5403
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
487-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Activity sampling in the assessment of patients with total joint arthroplasty.
pubmed:affiliation
Joint Replacement Institute, Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't