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. 2023 Jan 10:4:1063324.
doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.1063324. eCollection 2022.

Disagreements in physical activity monitor validation study guidelines create challenges in conducting validity studies

Myles W O'Brien  1   2 , Liam P Pellerine  3 , Madeline E Shivgulam  3 , Derek S Kimmerly  3
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Disagreements in physical activity monitor validation study guidelines create challenges in conducting validity studies

Myles W O'Brien et al. Front Digit Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: accuracy; frameworks; harmonization; statistical analysis; wearable technology.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Aspects that are consistent and divergent between physical activity monitor validation recommendations (–8). This figure depicts the considerations that may impact an individual researcher planning on conducting a monitor validation study, with checkmarks and “x” marks indicating consistent and divergent recommendations, respectively.
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