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Table 1 Summary of studies addressing psychometric properties of ZB

From: Psychometric properties of the Zephyr bioharness device: a systematic review

Study

Sample

n

Properties evaluated

Testing protocol

Johnstone et al. (2012). [1]

Ten physically active males, age 21.5 ± 2.8 years, weight 71.4 ± 7.9 kg and height 1.79 ± 0.1 m.

10

Reliability, concurrent validity & agreement.

Treadmill walk-jog-run.

Johnstone et al. (2012a). [24]

Twenty-two physically active males, age 21.5 ± 2.8 years, weight 71.4 ± 7.9 kg and height 1.79 ± 0.10 m.

22

Concurrent validity & agreement.

Treadmill walking and running.

Johnstone et al. (2012b). [2]

Ten physically active males, age 20.5 ± 2.1 years, weight 70.4 ± 9.4 kg and height 1.77 ± 0.10 m.

10

Reliability.

Treadmill running.

Kim et al. (2013). [25]

Twelve healthy men, age 25.5 ± 4.1, height 180.1 ± 6.5 and weight 78.8 ± 13.9.

12

Validity & agreement.

Treadmill running.

Gatti et al. (2014). [26]

Seven healthy males and three females, Age 23.8 ± 2.9 years, height 179 ± 8 cm and weight 75.5 ± 10.7 kg.

10

Validity & agreement.

Sitting, thoracic rotation, arm Lifting, Batting, Weight-moving, Walking.

Smith et al. (2014). [29]

Eleven healthy men age 20.0 ± 1.0 years, height 1.80 ± 0.07 m and weight 82.0 ± 10.2 kg.

11

Validity & agreement.

Treadmill walk, search (crawl), stairs.

Dolezal et al. (2014). [28]

Ten healthy men, age 21.0 ± 1.0 years, height 184 ± 5 cm and weight 91 ± 10 kg.

10

Criterion validity & agreement.

Treadmill walk, search (crawl), stairs, fast walk.

Flanagan et al. (2014). [27]

Seventy-five healthy men, age 23 ± 4 years, height 181 ± 8 cm and weight 83 ± 12 kg.

75

Concurrent validity & agreement.

Cycle ergometery (rest, 12-stages of cycle ergometer and recovery).

Rawstorn et al. (2015). [22].

Six recreationally active males and four females, Age 26.68 ± 3.26 years, weight 71.10 ± 11.53 kg and height 1.73 ± 0.06 m.

Five males and three females with atrial fibrillation, Age 69.68 ± 9.53 years, weight 77.46 ± 18.81 kg and height 1.69 ± 0.12 m.

10

8

Reliability, validity & agreement.

Treadmill running.

Treadmill, cycle ergometery and activities of daily living: sweep and vacuum.

Nazari et al. (2017). [23]

Thirty healthy males 48.0 ± 15 years, body mass index 25.0 ± 2.30 kg/m2, and 30 females 30 females, 48.0 ± 15 years, body mass index 24.0 ± 3.50.

60

Reliability

Rest, sub-maximal activity, recovery.