ActivPAL algorithm
To automatically identify waking time in 24-hour activPAL data, we have developed an algorithm written in MATLAB. This algorithm identifies wake and bed times in 24-hour activPAL data on an individual level on multiple days (i.e., different wake and bed times, for each day, for each participant). A description of the algorithm and its accuracy has been described in:
van der Berg JD, Willems PJB, van der Velde JHPM, Savelberg HHCM, Schaper NC, Schram MT, et al. Identifying waking time in 24-h accelerometry data in adults using an automated algorithm. Journal of Sports Sciences. 2016;2:1–7. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02640414.2016.1140908
Researchers who would like to use our algorithm can download the MATLAB files via the download links, which are provided below. Also a manual of the algorithm as well as a dictionary of the estimated parameters are available for download.
For questions or suggestions to improve our algorithm, please contact:
Dr. Annemarie Koster
Telephone: +31 (0)43 388 2265
Email: a.koster@maastrichtuniversity.nl
For technical questions about the algorithm or matlab toolkit, please contact:
Wouter Bijnens
Telephone: +31 (0)43 388 1455
Email: wouter.bijnens@maastrichtuniversity.nl
- Download algorithm: Algorithm
- Download dictionairy: VariablesMATLAB