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Patty S. Freedson is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States and has focused their research primarily within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Physiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as Developmental and Educational Psychology and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

Their research covers a range of topics related to physical activity, health, and pregnancy, including:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Pregnancy-related medical research
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
  • Green IT and Sustainability

Recent scholarly papers authored with contributions from Freedson include:

  • "Update and Novel Validation of a Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire," 2023, American Journal of Epidemiology
  • "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behavior during pregnancy: a prospective study," 2022, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • "A Novel Video-Based Direct Observation System for Assessing Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Children and Young Adults," 2020, Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour
  • "A Novel Method To Estimate Free-living Physical Behaviors From A Wrist-Worn ActiGraphTMAccelerometer," 2020, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • "A Method To Estimate Free-living Behaviors Using High-frequency Wrist Accelerometer Data," 2020, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Freedson frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • American Journal of Epidemiology
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour

They have collaborated closely with several co-authors, particularly:

  • Robert T. Marcotte
  • John Staudenmayer
  • Lisa Chasan-Taber
  • Susan Park
  • Scott J. Strath

Best Publications

  • Calibration of the Computer Science and Applications, Inc. accelerometer.

    Patty S. Freedson;Edward Melanson;John Sirard

  • Amount of Time Spent in Sedentary Behaviors in the United States, 2003–2004

    Charles E. Matthews;Kong Y. Chen;Patty S. Freedson;Maciej S. Buchowski

  • Age and gender differences in objectively measured physical activity in youth.

    Stewart G. Trost;Russell R. Pate;James F. Sallis;Patty S. Freedson

  • Using objective physical activity measures with youth: how many days of monitoring are needed?

    Stewart G. Trost;Russell R. Pate;Patty S. Freedson;James F. Sallis

  • Calibration of accelerometer output for children.

    Patty Freedson;David Pober;Kathleen F. Janz

  • Validation and comparison of ActiGraph activity monitors.

    Jeffer E. Sasaki;Dinesh John;Patty S. Freedson

  • Evaluating a model of Parental influence on youth physical activity

    Stewart G Trost;James F Sallis;Russell R Pate;Patty S Freedson

  • Validity of accelerometry for the assessment of moderate intensity physical activity in the field.

    D. Hendelman;K. Miller;C. Baggett;E. Debold

  • Guide to the Assessment of Physical Activity: Clinical and Research Applications A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Scott J. Strath;Leonard A. Kaminsky;Barbara E. Ainsworth;Ulf Ekelund

  • Validation of wearable monitors for assessing sedentary behavior.

    Sarah Kozey-Keadle;Amanda Libertine;Kate Lyden;John Staudenmayer

  • Development and validation of a Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire.

    Lisa Chasan-Taber;Michael D. Schmidt;Dawn E. Roberts;David Hosmer

  • Estimation of VO2max from a one-mile track walk, gender, age, and body weight

    Greg M. Kline;John P. Porcari;Robert Hintermeister;Patty S. Freedson

  • Compliance with physical activity guidelines: prevalence in a population of children and youth.

    Russell R. Pate;Patty S. Freedson;James F. Sallis;Wendell C. Taylor

  • Validity of the Computer Science and Applications, Inc. (CSA) activity monitor.

    Edward L. Melanson;Patty S. Freedson

  • Correlates of Vigorous Physical Activity for Children in Grades 1 Through 12: Comparing Parent-Reported and Objectively Measured Physical Activity

    James F. Sallis;Wendell C. Taylor;Marsha Dowda;Patty S. Freedson

  • Comparison of activity levels using the Caltrac® accelerometer and five questionnaires

    David J. Miller;Patty S. Freedson;Greg M. Kline

  • ActiGraph and Actical physical activity monitors: a peek under the hood.

    Dinesh John;Patty Freedson

  • An artificial neural network to estimate physical activity energy expenditure and identify physical activity type from an accelerometer.

    John Staudenmayer;David Pober;Scott E. Crouter;David R. Bassett

  • Moderate to vigorous physical activity and risk of upper-respiratory tract infection.

    Charles E Matthews;Ira S Ockene;Patty S Freedson;Milagros C Rosal

  • Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms.

    Ira S. Ockene;David E. Chiriboga;Edward J. Stanek Iii;Morton G. Harmatz

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Sirard
John R. Sirard University of Massachusetts Amherst
Charles E. Matthews
Charles E. Matthews National Institutes of Health
James F. Sallis
James F. Sallis University of California, San Diego
Robert X. Gao
Robert X. Gao Case Western Reserve University
Russell R. Pate
Russell R. Pate University of South Carolina
Ira S. Ockene
Ira S. Ockene University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Priscilla M. Clarkson
Priscilla M. Clarkson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Stewart G. Trost
Stewart G. Trost University of Queensland
James R. Hébert
James R. Hébert University of South Carolina
Marsha Dowda
Marsha Dowda University of South Carolina

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