Reliability and validity of the Mywellness Key physical activity monitor

Background This study evaluated the reliability and criterion validity of the Mywellness Key accelerometer (MWK) using treadmill protocols and indirect calorimetry. Methods Twenty-five participants completed two four-stage 20-minute treadmill protocols while wearing two MWK accelerometers. Reliability was assessed using raw counts. Validity was assessed by comparing the estimated VO2 calculated from the MWK with values from respiratory gas exchange. Results Good overall and point estimates of reliability were found for the MWK (all intraclass correlations > 0.93). Generalizability theory coefficients showed lower values for running speed (0.70) versus walking speed (all > 0.84), with the majority of the overall percentage of variability derived from the participant (68%–88% of the total 100%). Acceptable validity was found overall (Pearson’s r = 0.895–0.902, P < 0.0001), with an overall mean absolute error of 16.22% and a coefficient of variance of 16.92%. Bland-Altman plots showed an overestimation of energy expenditure during the running speed, but total kilocalories were underestimated during the protocol by approximately 10%. Conclusion Good validity was found during light and moderate walking, while running was slightly overestimated. The MWK may be useful for clinicians and researchers interested in promotion or assessment of physical activity.

• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Clinical Epidemiology

• Publication date

  2013-01-25

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.2147/CLEP.S38370PMID 23378783PMCID 3558248
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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