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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS
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Original paper

USING ACCELEROMETERS AS A METHOD FOR IMPROVING COMPLIANCE WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY IN CHILDREN

Marian J. Stelmach
1
,
Piotr Protas
2
,
Edyta Tenderenda-Banasiuk
2
,
Elżbieta Kuroczycka-Saniutycz
2
,
Anna Wasilewska
2
,
Marta Lemiesz
2

  1. Department of Tourism and Recreation, John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, Poland
  2. Department of Pediatrics and Nephrology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Health Prob Civil. 2023; 17(3): 246-254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2023.130645
Online publish date: 2023/08/28
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Background
The evidence has showed that increasing physical activity is a particularly important element not only in prevention but also in the treatment of obesity. This study aimed to examine whether the use of accelerometers for monitoring physical activity is a sufficient motivator to adhere the recommended level of physical activity.

Material and methods
The prospective study involved 44 obese children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 who were registered with the Pediatric Nephrology Department at the Medical University of Bialystok, Poland. Participants had to wear a device for at least 12 hours per day for 56 consecutive days. Anthropometric measurements were made at the beginning of the study and after eight weeks of physical activity monitoring.

Results
The presented study results far exceeded the recommended amount of the average physical activity energy expenditure of young patients in the first two weeks. In the following weeks, the amount of daily energy expenditure gradually diminished, but finally, the average BMI Z-score was reduced from 2.80±0.64 at baseline to 2.48±0.27 at the end of the study (p<0.0147).

Conclusions
The study demonstrates that tracking of physical activity may be an essential factor to improve compliance with physical activity recommendations.

keywords:

obesity management, physical activity, health behavior, physical therapy, compliance

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