Published on in Vol 6 , No 4 (2018) :April

Counting Steps in Activities of Daily Living in People With a Chronic Disease Using Nine Commercially Available Fitness Trackers: Cross-Sectional Validity Study

Counting Steps in Activities of Daily Living in People With a Chronic Disease Using Nine Commercially Available Fitness Trackers: Cross-Sectional Validity Study

Counting Steps in Activities of Daily Living in People With a Chronic Disease Using Nine Commercially Available Fitness Trackers: Cross-Sectional Validity Study

Darcy Ummels 1, 2, 3 , MSc ;   Emmylou Beekman 1, 2, 3 , PhD ;   Kyra Theunissen 2 , MSc ;   Susy Braun 4, 5 , PhD ;   Anna J Beurskens 2, 3 , PhD

1 ParaMedisch Centrum Zuid , Sittard , NL

2 Research Centre for Autonomy and Participation of Persons with a Chronic Illness , Zuyd University of Applied Sciences , Heerlen , NL

3 Care and Public Health Research Institute School for Public Health and Primary Care , Department of Family Medicine , Maastricht University Medical Centre , Maastricht , NL

4 Research Centre for Nutrition, Lifestyle and Exercise , Zuyd University of Applied Sciences , Heerlen , NL

5 Care and Public Health Research Institute School for Public Health and Primary Care , Department of Health Services Research , Maastricht University Medical Centre , Maastricht , NL

Corresponding Author:

  • Darcy Ummels, MSc
  • Research Centre for Autonomy and Participation of Persons with a Chronic Illness
  • Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
  • PO Box 550
  • Heerlen
  • NL
  • Phone: 31 45 400 63 78
  • Email: darcy.ummels@zuyd.nl