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Wrist accelerometer data reveals how sleep is disrupted in mental illness

Multiple measures of sleep patterns and sleep efficiency are associated with lifetime diagnoses of mental illness, according to a new study that used wrist accelerometer data to track sleep. The study ...
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Association of accelerometer-measured physical activity and its change with progression to chronic kidney disease in adults with type 2 diabetes and overweight/obesity

5 Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou, China Correspondence to Dr Xianhui Qin, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou ...
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Accelerometer-Measured Daily Physical Activity Reflects PAH Severity

Daily physical activity measured by accelerometer may show PAH severity and is linked with bone mineral density, clinical worsening, and HRQoL.
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Wrist-based accelerometry feasible for continuous monitoring in motor neuron disease

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Accelerometers showed a slower rate of decline vs. ALSFRS-R scores, with strong correlation in motor domains.
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Fitness-related physical activity intensity explains most of the association between accelerometer data and cardiometabolic health in persons 50–64 years old

Objectives To investigate the physical activity (PA) intensity associated with cardiometabolic health when considering the mediating role of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). Methods A subsample of ...