Measurement Toolkit - Instrument Library

GENEActiv

Instrument Details

Instrument long name

GENEActiv

Abbreviation / short name of the instrument

GENEActiv

Assessment domain

Physical activity assessment objective

Instrument type

Accelerometer

Date added to library

14th April 2022

Contributed By

Antonia Smith,

Instrument description

The GENEActiv (Gravity Estimator of Normal Everyday Activity) is a tri-axial accelerometer that samples at frequencies of 10-100Hz with a range of +/-8g. It records raw data in an open format, contains light and temperature sensors and is fully waterproof.

Instrument Characteristics

acquisition -> Device

retrospective prospective -> Prospective

timeframe -> Weeks

location -> Wrist

timeseries -> Yes

raw aggregated -> Raw

opensource proprietary -> Open

raw sampling -> 20 ms

resolution -> 20 ms

Instrument Estimates

Duration

Intensity

Frequency

Volume

Total physical activity energy expenditure

Type

Posture

Sedentary behaviour

Behaviour pattern: Timing

Behaviour pattern: Bouts

Behaviour pattern: Variability