Validity and reliability of the Apple Health app on iPhone for measuring gait parameters in children, adults, and seniors

• Verfasst von: Werner, Christian [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Hezel, Natalie [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Dongus, Fabienne [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Spielmann, Jan [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Mayer, Jan [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Becker, Clemens [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Bauer, Jürgen M. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Validity and reliability of the Apple Health app on iPhone for measuring gait parameters in children, adults, and seniors
• Verf.angabe: Christian Werner, Natalie Hezel, Fabienne Dongus, Jan Spielmann, Jan Mayer, Clemens Becker & Jürgen M. Bauer
• Jahr: 2023
• Umfang: 11 S.
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Fussnoten: Veröffentlicht: 01. April 2023 ; Gesehen am 21.07.2023
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Scientific reports
• Ort Quelle: [London] : Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature, 2011
• Jahr Quelle: 2023
• Band/Heft Quelle: 13(2023), Artikel-ID 5350, Seite 1-11
• ISSN Quelle: 2045-2322
• DOI: doi:10.1038/s41598-023-32550-3
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Biomarkers
• Sach-SW: Engineering
• Sach-SW: Physical examination
• Sach-SW: Public health
• Sach-SW: Software
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Abstract

This study assessed the concurrent validity and test-retest-reliability of the Apple Health app on iPhone for measuring gait parameters in different age groups. Twenty-seven children, 28 adults and 28 seniors equipped with an iPhone completed a 6-min walk test (6MWT). Gait speed (GS), step length (SL), and double support time (DST) were extracted from the gait recordings of the Health app. Gait parameters were simultaneously collected with an inertial sensors system (APDM Mobility Lab) to assess concurrent validity. Test-retest reliability was assessed via a second iPhone-instrumented 6MWT 1 week later. Agreement of the Health App with the APDM Mobility Lab was good for GS in all age groups and for SL in adults/seniors, but poor to moderate for DST in all age groups and for SL in children. Consistency between repeated measurements was good to excellent for all gait parameters in adults/seniors, and moderate to good for GS and DST but poor for SL in children. The Health app on iPhone is reliable and valid for measuring GS and SL in adults and seniors. Careful interpretation is required when using the Health app in children and when measuring DST in general, as both have shown limited validity and/or reliability.