Accuracy – Modus Health

PUBLICATIONS

Modus Health’s StepWatch™ has been validated in over 500 peer-reviewed publications. Its superb accuracy has StepWatch™ being used as the gold standard by researchers and companies such as Google, Fitbit, and Samsung Digital Health for measuring the accuracy of their fitness monitors.

We’re also trusted by some of the most respected research institutions in the world.

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H. Hartsell, D. Fitzpatrick, R. Brand, R. Frantz, C. Saltzman. Accuracy of a custom-designed activity monitor: implications for diabetic foot ulcer healing. J Rehabil Res Dev 2002; 39(3):395-400.

B. Resnick, E. S. Nahm, D. Orwig, S. S. Zimmerman, J. Magaziner. Measurement of activity in older adults: reliability and validity of the Step Activity Monitor. J Nurs Meas 2001; 9(3):275-290.

E. F. Shepherd, E. Toloza, C. D. McClung, T. P. Schmalzried. Step activity monitor: increased accuracy in quantifying ambulatory activity. J Orthop Res 1999; 17(5):703-708.

K. L. Coleman, D. G. Smith, D. A. Boone, A. W. Joseph, M. A. del Aguila. Step activity monitor: long-term, continuous recording of ambulatory function. J Rehabil Res Dev 1999; 36(1):8-18.

C. Warms. Physical activity measurement in persons with chronic and disabling conditions: methods, strategies, and issues. Fam Community Health 2006; 29(1 Suppl):78S-88S.

C. M. McDonald, L. Widman, R. T. Abresch, S. A. Walsh, D. D. Walsh. Utility of a step activity monitor for the measurement of daily ambulatory activity in children. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005; 86(4):793-801.

M. Karabulut, S. E. Crouter, D. R. Bassett, Jr. Comparison of two waist-mounted and two ankle-mounted electronic pedometers. Eur J Appl Physiol 2005; 95(4):335-343.

R. C. Foster, L. M. Lanningham-Foster, C. Manohar, et al. Precision and accuracy of an ankle-worn accelerometer-based pedometer in step counting and energy expenditure. Prev Med 2005; 41(3-4):778-783.

A. L. Behrman, A. R. Lawless-Dixon, S. B. Davis, et al. Locomotor training progression and outcomes after incomplete spinal cord injury. Phys Ther 2005; 85(12):1356-1371.

E. Haeuber, M. Shaughnessy, L. W. Forrester, K. L. Coleman, R. F. Macko. Accelerometer monitoring of home- and community-based ambulatory activity after stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2004; 85(12):1997-2001.