The activPAL™ has been used extensively by researchers worldwide to investigate the correlation between physical behaviour and disease risk and presentation across all age groups featuring in thousands of peer-reviewed journal articles and conference presentations.
Browse below a selection of articles where the activPAL has been used.
Morales, Jasmine; Zablocki, Rong W.; Hartman, Sheri J.; Kumar, Arun; Kumar, Animesh; Carlson, Jordan A.; Greenwood-Hickman, Mikael Anne; Hibbing, Paul R.; Staudenmayer, John; Di, Chongzhi; Zou, Jingjing; Nguyen, Steve; LaCroix, Andrea Z.; Dillon, Lindsay; Ryu, Howon; Shao, Lucy; Shi, Weiwei; Tuz-Zahra, Fatima; Natarajan, Loki Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour Background: Sedentary behavior (SB)…
Kose, Junko; Bouchan, Jerome; Fezeu, Léopold K.; Gauffeny, Nastasia; Buck, Christoph; Cimler, Richard; Donnelly, Alan; Elavsky, Steriani; Harrington, Janas; Hayes, Grainne; Hebestreit, Antje; Sigcha, Luis; Vetrovsky, Tomas; Cardon, Greet; Oppert, Jean-Michel JMIR Formative Research Background: Physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep, and eating behavior are recognized as key contributors to physical and mental health. Ecological momentary…
August 2026 Togo, Fumiharu; Matsukuma, Seiya Sleep Epidemiology Sleep timing is linked to affect and mental health; however, evidence has largely been limited to between-person associations. We therefore examined the within- and between-person associations between the nighttime sleep midpoint and next-morning affect during daily life in young adults. Healthy young adults wore a wrist actigraph…
Saxler, Eva; Fox, Fabienne A. U.; Koch, Alexandra; Yang, Xingwang; Zeng, Weiyi; Estrada, Santiago; Breteler, Monique M. B.; Aziz, N. Ahmad Aging Cell White matter integrity is a sensitive marker of cerebrovascular health and aging. Physical activity may promote white matter health, but previous studies were limited by self-reported activity and small sample sizes. We…
Sigcha, Luis; Swenne, Annika; Hayes, Grainne; Kuhnova, Jitka; Cimler, Richard; Elavsky, Steriani; Vetrovsky, Tomas; Kamedjie, Léopold Fezeu; Bouchan, Jérôme; Oppert, Jean-Michel; Harrington, Janas; Cardon, Greet; Hebestreit, Antje; Donnelly, Alan; Ven, Pepijn Van de; Buck, Christoph; Consortium, Wealth JMIR mHealth and uHealth Background: Accurate assessment of physical behaviors (PBs) and activity intensity is essential for public…
Santos, V. R. S.; Cassemiliano, G.; Farche, A. C. S.; Lee, S.; Message, L. B.; Rossi, P. G.; Takahashi, A. C. M. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research One of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was the interruption of exercise programs for older adults, significantly impacting their physical performance (PP). Few studies have…
Forster, A.; Ozer, S.; Johansson, J. F.; Moreau, L.; Airlie, J.; Patel, A.; Mead, G.; Fitzsimons, C. F.; Copsey, B.; Yaziji, N.; Shannon, R.; Hall, J.; Clarke, D. J.; Welsh, A.; Morton, S.; Barrett, B.; Carter, G.; Gibson, S.; English, C.; Crocker, T. F.; Burton, L.-J.; Horrocks, J.; Mossabir, R.; Hartley, S.; Lawton, R.; Romeo,…
August 2026 Atkinson, Robert William; Blodgett, Joanna M.; Hamer, Mark; Maddock, Jane; Winpenny, Eleanor Margaret; Mitchell, John J. J Epidemiol Community Health Background Physical activity (PA) is a widely recognised modifiable risk factor for cognitive health. The role of diet and their combined associations on cognition in midlife remains unclear. We assessed the additive and…
Hiorth, Ylva Hivand; Moore, Jennifer L.; Group, for the FIRST-Track Study Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice Background: Usual care (UC) in stroke rehabilitation is often insufficiently documented, limiting evaluation of interventions such as high-intensity gait training (HIGT). Objective: To describe physiotherapy delivery in UC and HIGT in inpatient stroke rehabilitation, focusing on session frequency,…
Tanner, Caroline Yvonne; Stoller, Frank; Gaehwiler, Miriam; Vinzens, Livia; Papik, Dzuza; Scherz, Jessica; Eggenberger, Patrick; Betschart, Martina BMC Geriatrics Background: Physical activity among hospitalized geriatric patients is very low, contributing to functional decline and delayed recovery. However, posture-sensitive thighworn accelerometry has not yet been used to assess physical activity and its clinical correlates in Swiss…