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Table 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Assessing the usability of wearable devices to measure gait and physical activity in chronic conditions: a systematic review

Inclusion criteria

Deploy a wearable sensor to measure gait or physical activity for any duration of time

Any one of the following clinical cohorts

Parkinson’s Disease

Multiple Sclerosis

Congestive Heart Failure

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder

Proximal Femoral Fracture

included terms such as:

Acceptability

Wearability

Perceived usefulness

Perceived ease of use

Perceived comfort

Exclusion criteria

No wearable sensor worn or sensors which did not measure gait or physical activity

Any study design

Must have assessed usability, as determined by the participant, in some manner, either qualitatively or quantitatively. Usability

Not including one of the identified clinical cohorts

No usability assessment completed, or the assessment did not consider the participant’s opinion