Comparison of motion sensor and heart rate monitor for assessment of physical activity intensity in stroke outpatient rehabilitation sessions: an observational study

 What absolute stupidity! Assessing activity intensity does absolutely nothing for recovery! You measure recovery you blithering idiots, that will tell you how effective your rehab protocols are. Do you have two functioning neurons to rub together?

Send me hate mail on this: oc1dean@gmail.com. I'll print your complete statement with your name and my response in my blog. Or are you afraid to engage with my stroke-addled mind? I need an explanation of your thought processes to get to 100% recovery; 'Assessments' do nothing towards that.

Comparison of motion sensor and heart rate monitor for assessment of physical activity intensity in stroke outpatient rehabilitation sessions: an observational study

Stéphanie Goncalves  ¹ , Stéphane Mandigout  ² , Morgane Le Bourvellec  ³ , Noémie C Duclos  ⁴

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• PMID: 38915294
• DOI: 10.2340/jrm.v56.40559

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Abstract

Objective: To compare the estimation of time spent on 4 categories of physical activity intensity (sedentary behaviour, light physical activity, moderate physical activity, and vigorous physical activity) between a motion sensor and a heart rate monitor during a stroke outpatient rehabilitation session.

Design: A multicentre cross-sectional observational study.

Subjects/patients: Participants with stroke (> 6 months) undergoing outpatient rehabilitation sessions.

Methods: Participants wore the SenseWear Armband motion sensor and the Polar H10 heart rate monitor during 2 rehabilitation sessions. The times estimated by each device were compared using a generalized linear mixed model and post-hoc tests.

Results: Ninety-nine participants from 29 clinics were recruited and data from 146 sessions were included in the analysis. The estimated times depended on the devices and the physical activity intensity category (F = 135, p < 0.05). The motion sensor estimated more time spent in sedentary behaviour and less time spent in moderate physical activity and vigorous physical activity than the heart rate monitor.

Conclusion: The motion sensor and heart rate monitor provide different estimates of physical activity intensity during stroke rehabilitation. Further research is needed to establish the most appropriate device for each physical activity category.