Testing the movement time recorder in daily living activity

Abstract

Background : Movement time in human daily activities is an important indicator of good physical fitness. Researchers are interested in inventing a simple program for measuring movement time in daily activities, that can
measure both near and far distances using a wireless receiver. These data can be used in clinical research on movement and evaluation of body movements.

Objectives : To test the software’s efficiency for monitor movement time in daily living activity by testing its validity and reliability.

Methods : Forty participations, aged 18 - 60 years were recruited into this study for testing its validity and reliability of the movement time recorder software.

Results : The finding showed that the validity of the movement time recorder software was high when compared with the standard program for measuring time (ICC (3, 1) = 1.00, P <0.001). The test-retest reliability of                    the movement time recorder software was moderate to high, depending on the featured activity. For example, the reliability of the movement time recorder software was moderate when it took a short period of time to perform an activity, such as reaching forward to touch a target (ICC (3, k) = 0.636, P <0.001), and the reliability of the movement time recorder software was high for activities that took a significant amount of time to perform, such as standing up (ICC (3, k) = 0.759, P <0.001) and walking (ICC (3, k) = 0.986, P <0.001).

Conclusion : The movement time recorder software developed in this study were able to measure movement times efficiently in three activities such as reaching, standing up and walking.