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  • Wearable Technology
  • Human Movement Analysis

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  • Accurate step counting is crucial for health monitoring and physical activity assessment.
  • Multiple activity monitors (AMs) are often used for accuracy, but adherence decreases with device burden.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the step detection accuracy of single versus multiple AMs against video analysis.
  • To validate a modified algorithm for step detection across various gait velocities and activities.

Main Methods:

  • Healthy and older adults wore ankle, thigh, and waist AMs during walking/jogging trials at controlled velocities (0.1–4.8 m/s).
  • Participants also completed a simulated free-living dynamic activities protocol.
  • A modified algorithm, previously developed for a four-accelerometer system, was used for step detection.

Main Results:

  • A single thigh or waist AM accurately detected steps at velocities >0.5 m/s.
  • A single ankle AM accurately detected steps at velocities ≥0.1 m/s.
  • Only the thigh-ankle combination or a single waist AM could differentiate walking from jogging.

Conclusions:

  • Minimal sensor configurations (single ankle or waist AM) can achieve accurate step detection using the modified algorithm.
  • The findings suggest the algorithm's potential for accurate free-living step detection with fewer wearable devices.