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. 2022 Apr 1;11(7):1980. doi: 10.3390/jcm11071980

Table 1.

Characteristics of included studies.

Study (Publication Year) Total Sample Size Age, Year Males, N (Y%) FEV1, % Predicted Device Time over which Participants were Instructed to Wear the Device Minimum Daily wear Time to be Included in Analyses Minimum Number of Days Data Needed to be Available to be Included in Analyses Days Used in Data Analyses
Studies which used a monitor with a thigh inclinometer and a 12 h protocol
Breyer (2010) [24] 60 60 ± 9 27 (45) 46 ± 18 DAM 3 days 12 h 3 days Weekend days were excluded
Cani
(2019) [25]		 59 O2: 68 ± 8
C: 67 ± 8		 O2: 21 (79)
C: Not recorded		 O2: 25 ± 7
C: 24 ± 9		 DAM 2 days 12 h 2 days All days included
Kawagoshi (2013) [41] 26 77 ± 6 26 (100) 53 ± 26 A-MES 7 days 12 h 2 days All days included
Munari (2018) [31] 115 66 ± 8 75(68) 35 ± 16 DAM Not reported 12 h 2 days All days included
Pitta
(2005) [12]		 50 64 ±7 36 (72) 43 ± 18 DAM 2 days 12 h 2 days All days included
Pitta
(2005) [33]		 13 61 ±8 10 (77) 33 ± 10 DAM 1 day 12 h 1 day All days included
Pitta
(2009) [32]		 80 A: 63 ± 7
B: 66 ± 8		 A: 21 (53)
B: 18 (45)		 A: 48 ± 17
B: 46 ± 17		 DAM 2 days 12 h 2 days All days included
Probst (2011) [34] 40 Ix: 65 ± 10
C: 67 ± 7		 21 (52) Ix: 39 ± 14
C: 40 ± 13		 DAM + SWA 2 days 12 h 2 days Weekend days were excluded
Studies that used a monitor without a thigh inclinometer and a 12 h protocol
Furlanetto (2017) [6] 101 66 (62–72) median (IQR) 58 (57) 41(30–50) SWA + Dynaport 2 days 12 h 2 days Weekend days were excluded
Gulart (2018) [26] 59 65 ± 9 45 (76) 35 ± 13 Dynaport minimod 2 days 12 h 2 days All days included
Gulart (2020) [27] 53 64 ± 9 37 (70) 38 ± 14 Dynaport minimod 2 days 12 h 2 days All days included
Gulart (2020) [28] 61 65 ± 9 47 (77) 35 ± 13 Dynaport minimod 2 days 12 h 2 days All days included
Karloh (2016) [37] 38 65 ± 7 22 (58) 41 ± 15 Dynaport minimod 2 days 12 h 2 days All days included
Machado (2019) [29] 270 G1: 67 ± 8
G2: 67 ± 8
G3: 68 ± 9
C: 67 ± 7		 G1:25 (74)
G2:35 (63)
G3:59 (80)
C: 33 (31)		 G1: 47 ± 16
G2: 43 ± 16
G3: 42 ± 16 C: 50 ± 14		 SWA 2 days ≥10 h 2 weekdays Weekend days were excluded
Morita (2018) [30] 145 65 (60–73) median (IQR) 67 (46) 45 ± 15 Dynaport move-monitor 2 days 12 h 2 days All days included
Schneider (2018) [35] 137 66 ± 8 75 (56) 46 (31–54) IQR SWA 2 days ≥10 h 2 weekdays All days included
Studies that used a monitor without a thigh inclinometer and a waking hours protocol
Alyami (2018) [47] 34 62 ± 5 34(100) 46 ± 16 SAM 8 days ≥10 h ≥5 days All days included
Bernard (2018) [38] 941 57 ± 15 519(55) 85 ± 28 Actical 7 days ≥8 h ≥4 days All days included
Cruz
(2014) [45]		 16 66 ± 11 11(69) 70 ± 23 Actigraph 7 days ≥8 h ≥5 days All days included
Cruz
(2016) [46]		 32 67 ± 8 27(84) 67 ± 20 Actigraph 4 weekdays ≥8 h 4 days Weekend days were excluded
Eliason (2011) [48] 44 Mild COPD: 64 ± 6
Moderate COPD: 64 ± 8
Severe COPD: 63 ± 8		 16(36) Not recorded Actigraph 7 days ≥8 h ≥3 days All days included
Geidl
(2019) [39]		 326 58 ± 6 174 (68) 54 ± 18 Actigraph 7 days ≥10 h ≥5 days All days included
Larson (2014) [50] 49 Ix: 71 ± 8
Ix: 72 ± 9
C: 71 ± 8		 41(84) Ix: 61 ± 20
Ix: 54 ± 17
C: 56 ± 17		 Actigraph 7 days ≥10 h ≥3 days All days included
Park
(2013) [42]		 224 70 ± 9 114(51) Actigraph 7 days ≥10 h ≥4 days All days included
Vasilopoulou (2018) [40] 147 Ix: 67 ± 10
Ix: 67 ± 7
C: 64 ± 8		 Ix: 44(94)
Ix: 38(76)
C: 37(74)		 Ix: 50 ± 22
Ix: 52 ± 17
C: 52 ± 21		 Actigraph Not recorded ≥8 h ≥4 days All days included
Studies that used a monitor with a thigh inclinometer and 24 h sleep removed protocol
Cheng (2020) [22] 69 74 ± 9 33 (48) 55 ± 15 ActivPAL 7 days ≥10 h ≥4 days All days included
Hill
(2020) [11]		 11 72 ± 9 5 (45) 28 ± 26 ActivPAL 5 to 7 days ≥10 h ≥3 days All days included
Mesquita (2017) [43] 90 67 ± 8 54 (60) 47 ± 9 MOX and CAM ≥7 days ≥10 h 5 days All days included
Mesquita (2017) [44] 125 67 ± 4 69 (55) 50 ± 9 MOX ≥7 days ≥10 h 5 days All days included
Studies that used a monitor without a thigh inclinometer and a 24 h sleep removed protocol
Holland (2017) [9] 160 Ix: 69 ± 13
Ix: 69 ± 10		 Ix: 48 (60)
Ix: 51 (64)		 52 ± 19
49 ± 19		 SWA 7 days ≥10 h ≥4 days Yes 1 w/e day included
Lewis
(2016) [6]		 24 75 ± 8 18(75) 54 ± 23 SWA + Actigraph 7 days ≥12 h 6 days All days included
Loprinzi (2015) [51] 10 70 ± 10 4(40) 68 ± 48 Actigraph 7 days ≥10 h 4 days All days included
McNamara (2014) [23] 50 COPD + PC:
73 ± 11
COPD: 70 ± 8		 COPD + PC: 11 (44)
COPD: 12 (48)		 51 ± 17
54 ± 11		 SWA 9 days >85% wear time 3 days All days included
Orme
(2019) [49]		 109 66 ± 7 67 (61) 76 ± 18 Actigraph 7 days ≥10 h ≥4 days All days included
Schneider (2018) [36] 45 66 ± 8 25 (55) 46 ± 20 SWA 7 days 24 h
(3 groups:
8 h;
12 h; period awake)		 7 days All days included
Wootton (2017) [10] 101 Ix: 69 ± 8
C: 68 ± 9		 Ix: 38(61)
C: 24(62)		 Ix: 42 ± 15
C: 43 ± 15		 SWA 7 days ≥12 h ≥3 days primary analysis
≥4 days secondary analysis		 No (primary analysis);
1 w/e day included (secondary analysis)

Data are mean ± SD unless otherwise stated, A-MES: Activity Monitor and Evaluation System; C: control group; CAM: CIRO Activity Monitor; COPD + PC: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease + physical comorbidity; DAM: DynaPort Activity Monitor; FEV1% pred: forced expiratory volume in 1 s expressed as a percent predicted; Ix: intervention group; MOX: Mobile Only Accelerometer; O2: oxygen; SAM: Stepwatch Activity Monitor; SWA: SenseWear Armband.