Measurement of physical behaviours in free-living populations

Alan E. Donnelly; Kieran P. Dowd

doi:10.4324/9781315158501-18

Measurement of physical behaviours in free-living populations

Alan E. Donnelly, Kieran P. Dowd

Department of Sport and Health Science

University of Limerick

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Abstract

This chapter provides a brief overview of the techniques available for the measurement of physical behaviours, including information on how they are utilized, their validity, their practicality and issues such as the minimum duration of measurement required to gather a sample which is representative of the volunteer’s normal physical behaviours.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research Methods in Physical Activity and Health
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	184-193
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781351656771
ISBN (Print)	9781351656771, 9781138067677
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315158501-18
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2018

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