Description of observational studies of adults collecting accelerometry (n = 155).

Description of observational studies of adults collecting accelerometry (n = 155).</p

Description of accelerometer placement and attachment method used by observational studies of adults (n = 166).

Description of accelerometer placement and attachment method used by observational studies of adults (n = 166).</p

Checklist of reporting elements from Montoye et al. [13].

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Location of observational studies of adults collecting accelerometry (n = 155).

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Accelerometer wear location by first year of data collection, graphed at the accelerometer level (n = 166).

Accelerometer wear location by first year of data collection, graphed at the accelerometer level (n = 166).</p

Number of studies collecting data by year (n = 155).

Note that if a study collects accelerometry over multiple years, then it is included on the graph in each of those years.</p

Wear protocol by first year of data collection, graphed at the accelerometer level (n = 166).

Wear protocol by first year of data collection, graphed at the accelerometer level (n = 166).</p

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist.

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World map displaying the frequency of accelerometry studies found by country (n = 150).

This map does not include the 5 distributed donor studies. England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland were mapped as the United Kingdom. Republished from [26] under a CC BY license, with permission from Dr. Andy South, original copyright 2011.</p

Description of accelerometers used by observational studies of adults (n = 166).

Description of accelerometers used by observational studies of adults (n = 166).</p