@inproceedings{8bb946ea1c024937b255fa8e82554240,
title = "Energy expenditure estimation using accelerometry and heart rate for multiple sclerosis and healthy older adults",
abstract = "Accurate estimation of Energy Expenditure (EE) in ambulatory settings provides greater insight into the underlying relation between different human physical activity and health. This paper describes the development and validation of energy expenditure estimation algorithms. A total of 4 healthy subjects and 3 suffering from multiple sclerosis were monitored using a gold-standard energy expenditure measurement system, a heart rate monitor and accelerometry. We demonstrated that greater improvements can be achieved by estimating energy expenditure during normal activities of daily living by combining both whole body acceleration estimates, vertical body acceleration estimates, body posture and heart rate data as part of a flex heart rate algorithm in subject specific models when compared to using accelerometry or heart rate data alone. This will allow more accurate EE estimation during normal activities of daily living.",
keywords = "accelerometer, ADL, elderly, Energy expenditure, heart rate, multiple sclerosis",
author = "Bourke, {Alan Kevin} and Fabien Masse and Arash Arami and Kamiar Aminian and Micheal Healy and John Nelson and Catriona Odwyer and Susan Coote",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 IEEE.; 11th International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks Workshops, BSN Workshops 2014 ; Conference date: 16-06-2014 Through 19-06-2014",
year = "2014",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1109/BSN.Workshops.2014.18",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings - 11th International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks Workshops, BSN Workshops 2014",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "1--5",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 11th International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks Workshops, BSN Workshops 2014",
}