Publications by authors named "Ryohei Azuma"
Article Synopsis
- The study looked at how well different medicines work against a bacteria called Staphylococcus saprophyticus that can cause a bladder infection (acute cystitis) in Japan.
- Researchers checked medical records from ten hospitals to see what treatments worked best and how many patients got better.
- Most of the medicines worked really well, and only one patient didn’t get better, showing that the bacteria didn’t resist the treatments very much.
Objectives: Objective measurements using built-in smartphone sensors that can measure physical activity/inactivity in daily working life have the potential to provide a new approach to assessing workers' health effects. The aim of this study was to elucidate the characteristics and reliability of built-in step counting sensors on smartphones for development of an easy-to-use objective measurement tool that can be applied in ergonomics or epidemiological research.
Methods: To evaluate the reliability of step counting sensors embedded in seven major smartphone models, the 6-minute walk test was conducted and the following analyses of sensor precision and accuracy were performed: 1) relationship between actual step count and step count detected by sensors, 2) reliability between smartphones of the same model, and 3) false detection rates when sitting during office work, while riding the subway, and driving.