Feasibility of Using Global Positioning System (GPS)-Enabled Cell Phones to Characterize Community Participation in Older Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (Suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 6911500101p1
Author(s):  
Emily Somerville ◽  
Susan Stark ◽  
Shiyang Li ◽  
William Winston
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Global Positioning

Quantifying Position Accuracy of Multimodal Data from Global Positioning System–Enabled Cell Phones

2007 ◽  
Vol 1992 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
David P. Aguilar ◽  
Sean J. Barbeau ◽  
Miguel A. Labrador ◽  
Alfredo J. Perez ◽  
Rafael A. Perez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Multimodal Data ◽  
Position Accuracy ◽  
Global Positioning

Relationship Between Life-Space Mobility and Health Characteristics in Older Adults Using Global Positioning System Watches

2021 ◽  
pp. 073346482110548
Author(s):  
Jane Chung ◽  
Joseph Boyle ◽  
David C. Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
Movement Speed ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Life Space ◽  
Total Distance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Global Positioning

This study aimed to examine the feasibility of using global positioning system (GPS) watches to examine relationships between GPS-based life-space mobility (LSM) metrics and self-report LSM and health measures (physical, psychological, and cognitive function) among older adults. Thirty participants wore a Fitbit Surge for 3 days. Eight spatial and temporal LSM measures were derived from GPS data. About 90% of in-home movement speeds were zero, indicating the sedentary lifestyle, but they made some active out-of-home trips as the total distance traveled and size of movement area indicated. There was a significant difference in total distance traveled and 95th percentile of movement speed between mild cognitive and intact cognition groups. GPS-based higher proportion of out-of-home time was significantly associated with greater functional fitness. Greater GPS use hours were significantly associated with higher cognition. These findings suggest the potential of GPS watches to continuously monitor changes in functional health to inform prevention efforts.

Measurement of Driving Patterns of Older Adults Using Data Logging Devices with and without Global Positioning System Capability

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn C. Marshall ◽  
Keith G. Wilson ◽  
Frank J. Molnar ◽  
Malcolm Man-Son-Hing ◽  
Ian Stiell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Data Logging ◽  
Driving Patterns ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Using Data ◽  
System Capability

scholarly journals Brief report: Using global positioning system (GPS) enabled cell phones to examine adolescent travel patterns and time in proximity to alcohol outlets

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 65-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary F. Byrnes ◽  
Brenda A. Miller ◽  
Christopher N. Morrison ◽  
Douglas J. Wiebe ◽  
Lillian G. Remer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Travel Patterns ◽  
Alcohol Outlets ◽  
Global Positioning

scholarly journals Bringing the “Place” to Life-Space in Gerontology Research

Gerontology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Sayeh Bayat ◽  
Michael J. Widener ◽  
Alex Mihailidis
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Activity Space ◽  
Health Geography ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Life Space ◽  
Gerontological Research ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Travel Diaries

Understanding older adults’ relationships with their environments and the way this relationship evolves over time have been increasingly acknowledged in gerontological research. This relationship is often measured in terms of life-space, defined as the spatial area through which a person moves within a specific period of time. Life-space is traditionally reported using questionnaires or travel diaries and is, thus, subject to inaccuracies. More recently, studies are using a global positioning system to accurately measure life-space. Although life-space provides useful insights into older adults’ relationships with their environment, it does not capture the inherent complexities of environmental exposures. In the fields of travel behaviour and health geography, a substantial amount of research has looked at people’s spatial behaviour using the notion of “Activity Space,” allowing for increasing sophistication in understanding older adults’ experience of their environment. This manuscript discusses developments and directions for extending the life-space framework in environmental gerontology by drawing on the advancements in the activity space framework.

scholarly journals Tracking Adolescents With Global Positioning System-Enabled Cell Phones to Study Contextual Exposures and Alcohol and Marijuana Use: A Pilot Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary F. Byrnes ◽  
Brenda A. Miller ◽  
Douglas J. Wiebe ◽  
Christopher N. Morrison ◽  
Lillian G. Remer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Marijuana Use ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Global Positioning

scholarly journals Monitoring Mobility in Older Adults Using Global Positioning System (GPS) Watches and Accelerometers: A Feasibility Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra C. Webber ◽  
Michelle M. Porter
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Gps Data ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Mobility Patterns ◽  
Community Mobility ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor Environments

This exploratory study examined the feasibility of using Garmin global positioning system (GPS) watches and ActiGraph accelerometers to monitor walking and other aspects of community mobility in older adults. After accuracy at slow walking speeds was initially determined, 20 older adults (74.4 ± 4.2 yr) wore the devices for 1 day. Steps, distances, and speeds (on foot and in vehicle) were determined. GPS data acquisition varied from 43 min to over 12 hr, with 55% of participants having more than 8 hr between initial and final data-collection points. When GPS data were acquired without interruptions, detailed mobility information was obtained regarding the timing, distances covered, and speeds reached during trips away from home. Although GPS and accelerometry technology offer promise for monitoring community mobility patterns, new GPS solutions are required that allow for data collection over an extended period of time between indoor and outdoor environments.

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