BEATS Student Physical
Activity Assessment (Optional)
Built Environment and
Active Transport to
School:
BEATS Student Physical
Activity Assessment
(Optional)
If you do decide to take part,
we will ask you to wear
a small activity meter
(the size is a little larger
Activity meter
than an iPod shuffle) for 7 days.
The activity meter will measure your
overall activity level. It cannot tell what
you are doing or where you are. Nobody,
not even you, will be able to see the data.
You will clip the meter to the top of your
pants or skirt above your right hipbone
(either under or above clothing).
BEATS Research Team
University of Otago
Contact details:
www.otago.ac.nz/beats
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: (03) 479 9112
You will be asked to wear the
activity meter for 7 days for at least
12 hours each day. You will put it on
first thing in the morning, keep it on all
day (unless swimming or in the water) and
take it off right before going to bed.
You will record the times of wearing the
monitor in a log. After one week, you will
return the meter and log to school. The
researchers will send you reminders to
return the meter and log.
IMPORTANT
Please note that activity meters are
expensive, but have no street value. They
do not show you any data, and have short
battery life.
You will be asked to take care of the
device to prevent damage or loss. Do
not submerge the meter in water.
Do not let anyone else wear it.
If you are unable to wear the meter for
at least 12 hours one day, you will be
asked to wear it one extra day.
If we see that you did not wear the
meter for at least 7 days, for at least
12 hours per day, we may have to send
it back for you to wear again.
Rewards:
All participants will receive a graph
showing their activity level for 1 day.
You will receive a $5 book voucher for
returning the meter and completed log
to your school on a scheduled date and
an additional $5 book voucher if you
wore the meter for 7 days for at least 12
hours per day.
Ethics Reference number: 13/203; July 2013