THE VALIDITY OF MEASURING SKIPPING CADENCE WITH A NOVEL WEARABLE SENSOR - SINTEC SMART PATCH

Authors

Nina Verdel, Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University; Faculty of Sport, University of LjubljanaFollow
Miha Drobnič, Faculty of Sport, University of LjubljanaFollow
Jan Maslik, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Uppsala UniversityFollow
Oskar Hellman, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Uppsala UniversityFollow
Alessandro Gumiero, STMicroelectronicsFollow
Luigi Dellatorre, STMicroelectronicsFollow
Hans-Christer Holmberg, Health, Medicine, and Rehabilitation Department of Health, Luleå University of TechnologyFollow
Klas Hjort, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Uppsala UniversityFollow
Matej Supej, Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana; Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden UniversityFollow

Category

Wearable Technology

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

The aim of this study was to test the validity of running cadence assessed with a novel smart patch designed within a SINTEC Horizon 2020 project. Participants performed 3 consecutive 20-seconds skipping with increasing intensity (slow, medium, fast). Cadence was derived from raw data from a “SINTEC” smart patch, Dytran accelerometers, and HBM bilateral force plates. Data from all devices were compared using Bland-Altman analysis and Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The mean bias between cadence measured with Dytran accelerometer and force plates with ‘’SINTEC’’ smart patch was 0.08 and -0.17 steps/min, respectively. In addition, there were no statistically significant difference between the mean cadence determined with different sensors/devices. Therefore, we can conclude that the measurement of cadence using a novel SINTEC smart patch showed good validity.

Recommended Citation

Verdel, Nina; Drobnič, Miha; Maslik, Jan; Hellman, Oskar; Gumiero, Alessandro; Dellatorre, Luigi; Holmberg, Hans-Christer; Hjort, Klas; and Supej, Matej (2022) "THE VALIDITY OF MEASURING SKIPPING CADENCE WITH A NOVEL WEARABLE SENSOR - SINTEC SMART PATCH," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 40: Iss. 1, Article 174.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol40/iss1/174