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Objectively and subjectively measured physical activity levels in individuals with whiplash associated disorder and aged-matched healthy controls

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  • Carrie Ritchie
  • Esther Smits
  • Nigel Armfield
  • Michele Sterling

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Background: Whiplash associated disorders (WAD) are the most common non-hospitalised injuries resulting from a motor vehicle crash. Half of individuals with WAD experience ongoing pain and disability. Furthermore, individuals with persistent WAD have lower levels of aerobic capacity and isometric strength compared with age-matched controls. It is not known whether these differences are associated with increased levels of pain and disability, or with reduced physical activity (PA) participation. Objective: Our primary aim was to compare PA levels in individuals with persistent WAD with healthy controls. Secondary aims were to: compare objective and subjective measurements of PA; explore factors that may influence PA; and describe proportions of these populations meeting World Health Organisation PA guidelines. Methods: Objective (ActiGraph accelerometer; seven days) and subjective (International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)) PA data were collected for n = 53 age-matched participants (WAD n = 28; controls n = 25). Results: Independent sample t-tests showed no significant difference in objectively measured PA (p>0.05) between WAD and controls. For the subjective measure (IPAQ), controls reported more overall weekly PA (t = 0.219, p

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  • Carrie Ritchie & Esther Smits & Nigel Armfield & Michele Sterling, 2023. "Objectively and subjectively measured physical activity levels in individuals with whiplash associated disorder and aged-matched healthy controls," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(10), pages 1-13, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0292629
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292629
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