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The measurement of step count and distance covered are of interest in healthcare and rehabilitation medicine, so fitness trackers and smartwatches have incorporated these metrics. In 2014, the introduction of new brands of these devices peaked, although the highest number of new devices was introduced in 2015. Even though Mi Band Xiaomi was among the top 5 regarding sales, it is not at the top of the fitness bands considered in research articles.
this study aimed to assess the validity of Xiaomi Mi Band 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 for recording steps and distance covered.
The data were recorded from 26 elderly adults (71.2 ± 3.2 years old; 169.3 ± 5.8 height; 72.1 ± 9.2 weight), who covered the maximum distance possible at walking speed in a delimited outdoor space following different trajectories to compare data with the criterion measure, using three wristband devices (Xiaomi Mi Band versions 2.0, 3.0. and 4.0.).
In step count, the average bias was small (<2.6 steps) and no statistical differences were found between instruments (p > 0.76; t=0.30). However, Xiaomi Mi Band 4.0 obtained questionable validity (ICC = 0.76) for distance estimation.
The accuracy of Mi Band Xiaomi 2.0., 3.0. and 4.0. may be considered as good to count the number of steps for physical activity monitoring, whereas distance estimation is considered questionable.
The accuracy of Mi Band Xiaomi 2.0., 3.0. and 4.0. may be considered as good to count the number of steps for physical activity monitoring, whereas distance estimation is considered questionable.
To navigate through dynamically changing environments and to avoid collisions with stationary and moving obstacles, older adults tend to over rely on their visual system because it is a more reliable source of information. Aging affects both visuomotor integration and visual perception, often resulting in the inability to produce appropriate adaptive locomotor actions in a timely manner.
Does peripheral visual information in the environment affected older adults’ ability to complete a gap-crossing task with a set of closing doors at different rates (0.6-1.2 m/s)?
Fifteen older adults (65-74 years) completed the study inside a virtual environment with three different levels of peripheral visual information 1) empty; 2) stationary avatars; and 3) moving avatars. Kinematic data was collected using an Optotrak camera system to track the older adults’ body movements during the task.
The results demonstrated that regardless of the environment or closing door speed, older adults maintained consistent approach speeds. Selleckchem GDC-6036 However, older adults collided with the fastest moving doors a significant number of times at the fastest door closing rates for the empty and moving avatar conditions.
Although it appears that older adults are able to attend on a central task (i.e., passing through closing doors) and maintain constant behaviours regardless of the visual information from peripheral environment, richness of the peripheral environment provides accurate feedback about self-motion affects success rates.
Although it appears that older adults are able to attend on a central task (i.e., passing through closing doors) and maintain constant behaviours regardless of the visual information from peripheral environment, richness of the peripheral environment provides accurate feedback about self-motion affects success rates.
Given that the presence of insurance may affect the risk of suicide mortality in cancer patients, we aimed to examine the association in a population-based study using the Surveillance, Epidemiologic, and End Results (SEER) database.
A retrospective analysis of data from the SEER database.
We conducted a retrospective study using the SEER database. Hazard ratios (HRs), adjusted HRs (aHRs), and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) of suicide death were calculated using Cox proportional hazard models to evaluate the risk of suicide mortality among the cohorts.
Multivariable analysis revealed that cancer patients without insurance had an increased risk of suicide death compared with patients with private insurance (aHR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.01-1.72), whereas no significant result was observed in patients with any Medicaid (aHR, 1.10; 95% CI, 0.93-1.30; P=0.27). In addition, the stratified analysis indicated that the risk of suicide death in patients in the uninsured and Medicaid groups presented with localized stage of disease (aHR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.02, 1.69), White (aHR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.05, 1.71), and American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian/Pacific Islander (aHR, 1.89; 95% CI, 1.08, 3.30) were greater than insured patients.
Overall, our results indicated that insurance status was a statistically significant predictor of suicide death in patients with cancer. Healthcare providers should identify those patients at high risk of suicide and provide appropriate mental health and psychosocial oncology services in time.
Overall, our results indicated that insurance status was a statistically significant predictor of suicide death in patients with cancer. Healthcare providers should identify those patients at high risk of suicide and provide appropriate mental health and psychosocial oncology services in time.
Both the political appetite for a science-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) policy and its acceptability to the public are little understood, at a time of sharp distrust not only of governments but also of scientists and their journals’ review practices. We studied the case of France, where the independent Scientific Council on COVID-19 was appointed by President Macron on March 12, 2020.
We conducted a survey on a representative sample of the French adult population.
Our data were collected by the French Institute of Public Opinion using a self-administered online questionnaire. This was completed by a sample of 1016 people stratified to match French official census statistics for gender, age, occupation, and so on. We conducted statistical analysis using Python (Pandas-SciPy-Statsmodels) with Chi-squared and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests to control for statistical significance.
Intense media coverage has given the council a very high public profile, with three respondents out of four (73%) having heard about it.
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