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The purpose of this study was to examine the minimum
number of days needed to reliably estimate daily step count and energy
expenditure (EE), in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who walked unaided.
METHODS: Seven days of activity monitor data were collected for 26 participants
with MS (age=44.5+/-11.9years; time since diagnosis=6.5+/-6.2years; Patient
Determined Disease Steps=</=3). Mean daily step count and mean daily EE (kcal)
were calculated for all combinations of days (127 combinations), and compared to
the respective 7-day mean daily step count or mean daily EE using intra-class
correlations (ICC), the Generalizability Theory and Bland-Altman. RESULTS: For
step count, ICC values of 0.94-0.98 and a G-coefficient of 0.81 indicate a
minimum of any random 2-day combination is required to reliably calculate mean
daily step count. For EE, ICC values of 0.96-0.99 and a G-coefficient of 0.83
indicate a minimum of any random 4-day combination is required to reliably
calculate mean daily EE. For Bland-Altman analyses all combinations of days, bar
single day combinations, resulted in a mean bias within +/-10%, when expressed as
a percentage of the 7-day mean daily step count or mean daily EE. CONCLUSIONS: A
minimum of 2days for step count and 4days for EE, regardless of day type, is
needed to reliably estimate daily step count and daily EE, in people with MS who
walk unaided.
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