Actiheart Bibliography

The bibliography contains references for published papers and abstracts from scientific meetings, in which the use of the Actiheart monitoring system has been reported.

2010

Assah, F.K., Ekelund, U., Brage, S., Wright, A., Mbanya, J.C. & Wareham, N.J. (2010). Accuracy and validity of a combined heart rate and motion sensor for the measurement of free-living physical activity energy expenditure in adults in Cameroon. International Journal of Epidemiology in press.

Brage, S., Assah, F., Pomeroy, J., Mbanya, J-C., Knowler, W., Franks, P., Ekelund, N. & Wareham, N. (2010). Self-Paced Walking Test as Alternative to Step Test for Field Calibration of Heart Rate to Energy Expenditure. A poster presented at the Third International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Toronto, Canada, 2-5th June.

Bray, M.D., Pomeroy, J., Brage, S, Knowler, W.C., Franks, P.W., Luick, B., Hopkins, S. & Boyer, B.B. (2010). Accuracy of Actiheart Monitors in Determining Free-Living Energy Expenditure in Yup’ik Eskimos. A poster presented at the Third International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Toronto, Canada, 2-5th June.

De Hollander, E., Wendel-Vos, W. & Schuit, J. (2010). Estimates of Physical Activity Guidelines in the Netherlands: Valid or Not? A poster presented at the Third International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Toronto, Canada, 2-5th June.

Kerr, J., Raab, F., Ramirez, E., Norman, G. & Patrick, K. (2010). Integrating Multiple Sensors to Improve Assessment of Physical Activity in Time and Space. A poster presented at the Third International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Toronto, Canada, 2-5th June.

Ridgway, C., van Sluijs, E., Goodyer, I., Halla, P. & Ekelund, U. (2010). Does Birth Weight Influence Physical Activity in Youth? A Meta-Analysis. A poster presented at the Third International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Toronto, Canada, 2-5th June.

Thompson, D., Markovitch, D., Betts, J.A., Mazzatti, D., Turner, J. & Tyrrell, R.M. (2010). Time course of changes in inflammatory markers during a 6-mo exercise intervention in sedentary middle-aged men: a randomized-controlled trial. Journal of Applied Physiology 108, pp. 769-779.

2009

Arvidsson, D. (2009). Physical activity and energy expenditure in clinical settings using multisensory activity monitors. Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg.

Barreira, T., Kang, M., Caputo, J., Farley, S. & Renfrow, M. (2009). Validation of the Actiheart Monitor for the Measurement of Physical Activity. International Journal of Exercise Science 2(1), pp. 60-71.

Bock, S., Steel, C., McLure, S., Moore, H., Cooley, D., Batterham, A. (2009). Deriving an Ecologically Valid Accelerometer Cut-Point for Free-Living Physical Activity In Children: An Exploratory Study. Abstract presented to the 56th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Dixon, N.C., Hurst, T.L., Talbot, D.C.S., Tyrell, R.M. & Thompson, D. (2009) Active middle-aged men have lower fasting inflammatory markers but the postprandial inflammatory response is minimal and unaffected by physical activity status. Journal of Applied Physiology 107, pp. 63-68

Finucane, F. (2009). Obesity in Irish Youth: Epidemiology and Implications. Irish Journal of Medical Science.

Ntoumanis, N. & Standage, M. (2009). Motivation in physical education classes: A self-determination theory perspectiv.e Theory and Research in Education 7(2), pp. 194-202.

Reichert, F.F., Menezes, A.M., Kingdom Wells, J.C., Ekelund, E., Rodrigues, F.M. & Hallal, P.C. (2009). A methodological model for collecting high-quality data on physical activity in developing settings – the experience of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 6(3), pp. 380-366.

Steel, C., McLure, S., Moore, H., Cooley, D., Bock, S., & Batterham, A. (2009) Dissecting Physical Activity Behaviours in Children Using Objective Measures with Individual Calibration: An Exploratory Study. Abstract presented to the 56th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Takken, T. et al. (2009) Calibration of the Actiheart accelerometer for the prediction of activity energy expenditure in children with chronic disease. Abstract presented to the 25th international symposium of Paediatric Work Physiology.

Thompson, D., Batterham, A., Markovitch, D., Dixon, N., Lund, A. & Walhin, JP. (2009) Confusion & Conflict in Assessing the Physical Activity Status of Middle-aged Men. PLoS ONE 4(2): e4337.

2008

Crouter, S., Churilla, J., & Basset, D. (2008). Accuracy of the Actiheart for the assessment of energy expenditure in adults. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 62, pp. 704-711.

Despres, J. & Marzo, V. (2008). Abdominal Obesity and the Endocannabinoid System: From Basic Aspects to Clinical Management of Related Cardiometabalic Risk. Informa Health Care Publications, USA.

Ivarsson, M., Anderson, M., Akerstedt, T. & Lindblad, F. (2008). Playing a violent television game affects heart rate variability. Acta Paediatrica 98(1), pp. 166-172.

Markovitch, D., Tyrell, R.M. & Thompson, D. (2008) Acute moderate-intensity exercise in middle-aged men has neither an anti- nor proinflammatory effect. Journal of Applied Physiology 105, pp. 260-265.

Smith, L., Brown, L. & Van Blerk C. (2008). Reliability of Several Physical Activity Instruments to Assess Physical Activity in School Children aged 11-12 years. Abstract presented to the British Association of Sports & Exercise Science Annual Meeting.

Standage, M., Sebire, S. J. & Loney, T. (2008). Does Exercise motivation Predict Engagement in Objectively Assessed Bouts of Moderate-Intensity Exercise?: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology 30, pp. 337-352.

Tryon, W. (2008). Methods of measuring human activity Journal of Behavior Analysis in Health, Sport, Fitness and Medicine 1(1), p. 68.

Zakeri, B., Adolph, A., Puyau, M., Vohra, F. & Butte, N. (2008). Application of cross sectional time series modelling for the prediction of energy expenditure from heart rate & accelerometry. Journal of Applied Physiology 104, pp. 1665-1673.

2007

Andre, D. & Wolf, D.L. (2007). Recent Advances in Free-Living Physical Activity Monitoring: A Review. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology 1(5), pp. 760-767.

Bettle, J., Kang, M., Caputo, J., Farley, R., Renfrow, M. & Barreira, T. (2007). Evidence for Convergent Validity for the Actiheart Monitor in a Free Living Setting. Abstract presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Brage, S., Ekelund, U., Brage, N., Hennings, M., Froberg, K., Franks, P. & Wareham, N. (2007). Hierarchy of individual calibration levels for heart rate and accelerometry to measure physical activity. Journal of Applied Physiology 103, pp. 682-692.

Burns, N., Finucane, F., Hatunic, M., Gilman, M., Murphy, M., Gasparro, D., Mari, A., Gastaldelli, A. & Nolan, J. (2007). Early-onset type 2 diabetes in obese white subjects is characterised by a marked defect in beta cell insulin secretion, severe insulin resistance and a lack of response to aerobic exercise training. Journal of Diabetologia 50(7), pp. 1362-1364.

Chen, J., Kuo, B. & Chiang, C. (2007). The development of wireless electrocardiography for bicycling and stairs climbing. Institute of Brain Science of National Yang Ming University.

Chen, K., Rothney, M. & Brychta, R. (2007.) Physical activity monitors: Do more sensors mean better precision? Journal of Diabetes Science & Technology 1(5), pp. 768-770.

Corder, K., Brage, S. & Ekelund, U. (2007). Accelerometers and pedometers: methodology and clinical application. Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care 10(5), pp. 597-603.

Doyle-Baker, P. & Venner, A. (2007). Validation of the Actiheart Monitor for combined heart rate and movement in overweight, obese & athlete child populations. University of Calgary Department of Kinesiology.

Galvani, C., Andreletti, L., DeMarie, S., Mondoni, M. & Faina, M. (2007). Importance of the Actiheart individual calibration to estimate energy expenditure during field activities. 12th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science 11-14th July.

Hagins, M., Moore, W. & Rundle, A. (2007). Does practicing hatha yoga satisfy recommendations for intensity of physical activity which improves and maintains health and cardiovascular fitness? BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 7(40).

Hagstromer, M. (2007). Assessment of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity at Population Level. Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Kang, M., Caputo, J., Farley, R., Barreira, T., Bettle, J. & Renfrow M. (2007). Validation of the Actiheart Monitor in the Laboratory Setting. Abstract presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Krueger, A. (2007). Validating the American Time Use Survey: Does anybody really know what they were doing yesterday? University of Princeton presentation.

Parish, L., Rudisill, M. & St. Onge, P. (2007). Mastery Motivational Climate: Influence on Physical Play and Heart Rate in African American Toddlers. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 78(3), pp. 171-178.

Rowlands, A. & Eston, R. (2007). The measurement and interpretation of children’s physical activity. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 6, pp. 270-276.

Troust, S. (2007). Measurement of physical activity in children and adolescents American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 1(4).

Venner, A. A. & Doyle-Baker, P. K. (2007). Monitoring Paediatric high intensity exercise: Actiheart vs. Polar Monitor. International Conference of Physical Activity and Obesity in Children, p. 64, Abs 114.

2006

Gogenur, I., Munch-Peterson, H., Kucukakin, B., Wildschiodtz, G. & Rosenburg, J. (2006). Evaluation of a combined actigraphy and heart rate variability monitor for determining sleep and wake in adult subjects. Poster presented to the Cardiovascular System in Marburg, Apr. 6-8. Abstract published in Somnologie 10(3), pp. 143-155.

Mukherjee, S., Aarts, E., Roover, R., Widdershoven, F. & Ouwerkerk, M. (2006). Amlware: hardware technology drivers of ambient intelligence. Springer Publications, US.

Thompson, D., Batterham, A., Bock, S., Robson, C. & Stokes, K. (2006). Assessment of Low to-Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Thermogenesis in Young Adults Using Synchronized Heart Rate and Accelerometry with Branched-Equation Modelling. The Journal of Nutrition 136, pp. 1037-1042.

Wynne, K., Park, A., Small, C., Meeran, K., Ghatei, M., Frost, G. & Bloom, S. (2006). Oxyntomodulin increases energy expenditure in addition to decreasing energy intake in overweight and obese humans: a randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Obesity 30, pp. 1729-1736.

2005

Batterham, A., Bock, S., Robson, C., Stokes, K. & Thompson, D. (2005). Development of Group Calibration Equations for a single piece Heart Rate & Accelerometry Instrument. Abstract presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Brage, S., Brage, N., Ekelund, U., Franks, P., Froberg K, & Wareham, N (2005). Cross validation of intensity prediction equations for treadmill walking and running: The combined heart rate and motion sensor Actiheart. Poster presented by the MRC Epidemiology unit Cambridge et al.

Brage, S., Brage, N., Ekelund, U., Luan, J., Franks, P., Froberg, K. & Wareham, N. (2005). Effect of combined movement and heart rate monitor placement on physical activity estimates during treadmill locomotion and free-living. European Journal of Applied Physiology 96, pp. 517-524.

Brage, S., Brage, N., Franks, P., Ekelund, U., & Wareham, N. (2005). Reliability and validity of the combined heart rate and movement sensor Actiheart. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 59, pp. 561-570.

Corder, K., Brage, S., Wareham, N. & Ekelund, U. (2005). Comparison of PAEE from Combined and Separate Heart Rate and Movement Models in Children. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 37(10), pp. 1761-1767.

Southwell, K., Bekhit, N., Yiallourou, S., Verginis, N., Davey, M. & Horne, R. (2005). Validation of a New Actigraphy Monitor for Determining Sleep & Wake in Children. Abstract submitted to the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Sleep Association. Surfers Paradise, 7-9 October.

Stokes, K., Batterham, A., Bock, S., Robson, C. & Thompson, D. (2005). Assessment of 24 hour Energy Expenditure Using Synchronised Accelerometry and Heart Rate. Abstract presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine June 1-4th.

Thompson, D., Batterham, A., Bock, S., Robson, C. & Stokes, K. (2005) Assessment of energy expenditure during physical activity using synchronised accelerometry and heart rate. Abstract presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine June 1-4th 2005

2004

Brage, S., Brage, N., Franks, P., Ekelund, U., Wong, M., Anderson, L., Froberg, K. & Wareham, N. (2004). Branched equation modelling of simultaneous accelerometry and heart rate monitoring improves estimate of directly measured physical activity energy expenditure. Journal of Applied Physiology 96, pp. 343-351.

Ongoing Projects

These are ongoing projects where some part of the investigation is making use of Actihearts, either to measure the outcome directly or support an intervention with greater control.

Coe, C., Essex, M., Goldsmith, H., Pollak, S., Haggerty, K., Skinner, M., Vitacco, M., Maxler, C. S.P.I.T. Lab Projects, UNO Based Projects: Sensation Seeking and A Real World Stressor: Hormonal and Autonomic Effects.

Gold, C. Effects of Music Therapy for Prison inmates: a pilot study, ISRCTN22518605

Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit Investigating the Causes and Prevention of Diabetes and Obesity: Cameroon Study

Butte, N. Prediction of Energy Expenditure/Physical Activity In Children and Adolescents National Institute of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases

Casey, C. Phsiologic Responses to Simulated Care Activities in Older Surfical Patients National Institute of Nursing Research

Gaesser, G. A Wireless, Multimode, Articifial Neural Network-Based Physical Activity Monitor National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Hagins, M., Pappas, E., Spierer, D., Rundle, A. Measurement of Physical Activity using Accelerometers Health and Wellness Institute, Long island University

Tanjarsiri, S. Creating the Pacific Islander Physical Activity Questionnaire (PIPAQ) National Cancer Institute

Crespo, C. Measurement of Physical Activity in Older Adults: Comparison of Heart Rate and Accelerometry Oregon Health & Science University

Raffaelli, C. Analysis of the energy expenditure of water based activities and of their effects on physical capacity and body composition after training Faculty of Exercise and Sports Science, University of Verona

Goodper, I., Jones, P., Herbert, J., Croudace, T. The Roots Study Project (adolescent life) Wellcome Trust

Inskip, H. et al. Southampton Women's Survey, Medical Resarch Council Epidemiology Resource Centre

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