@article{quteprints13936,
           pages = {305--314},
          number = {3},
       publisher = {Human Kinetics},
            year = {2007},
           title = {Should all steps count when using a pedometer as a measure of physical activity in older adults?},
           month = {July},
          author = {Alison L. Marshall},
          volume = {4},
         journal = {Journal of Physical Activity and Health (JPAH)},
             url = {https://eprints.qut.edu.au/13936/},
        abstract = {AIM: Does feedback on step counts from a pedometer encourage participants to increase walking?  

METHODS: Randomly recruited older adults (n=105) were asked to wear a pedometer for 2-weeks.  Half the participants were asked to monitor and record daily step counts during week one (feedback), then seal the pedometer shut during week two (no-feedback). Half completed the study in reverse order.  Self-reported walking was assessed via telephone interviews.

RESULTS: Significantly more steps were recorded per day (approximately 400 steps per day) when participants (n=103, 63\% women; mean BMI 25{$\pm$}4) monitored their daily step count (t (102) = -2.30, p=0.02) compared to the no-feedback condition. There was no statistically significant difference in self-reported walking (p=0.31) between feedback conditions.

CONCLUSION: The difference in daily step counts observed between conditions, whilst statistically significant, may not be considered clinically significant. Further, the non-significant difference in self-reported walking between conditions suggests that feedback on daily step counts from a pedometer does not encourage participants to increase their walking.},
        keywords = {randomized trial, measurement, walking, mailed materials}
}