WEALTH Technologies
Accurate measurements of physical (PB) and eating behaviours (EB) and their context – measured using Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) – are critical for understanding the determinants of healthy lifestyles. The WEALTH research design includes a 9-day free-living EMA data collection with the concurrent use of accelerometer devices (ActiGraph, Fitbit, ActivPAL, LifeQ enabled wearables). Four centres (Ireland, Germany, France, Czechia) will recruit a convenience sample of 600 participants aged 18-64 years (150 in each centre).
FitBit Charge 5
The FitBit Charge 5 is a consumer grade fitness & health tracker capable of triggering ecological momentary assessment which takes into account repeated sampling of participants behaviors in their natural environment. This data is collected through the use of the phone application, HealthReact.
activPAL3 Micro
The activPAL3M is designed to quantify free-living daily activities. It uses an accelerometer to sense limb position and activity, reliably discriminating periods of being upright from seated or lying activities. Stepping rate of upright activities can be recorded allowing the intensity of a person’s activity to be quantified.
ActiGraph wGT3X-BT
The wGT3X-BT is ActiGraph’s flagship wearable device used by researchers around the world for continuous, real-world monitoring of activity, mobility and sleep. WGT3X-BT's reliable, versatile, and ease-to-use design empowers researchers to collect high-quality data needed to advance your scientific questions.
Skagen Falster Gen 6
We chose to use Life Q enabled wearable consumer grade devices such as the Skagen Falster Gen 6. It Automatically tracks activity, steps, sleep, heart rate, cardio level and SPO2 (blood oxygen).It uses advanced sensors which provide the data to power all health and fitness apps.