The Omron HJ-320 is a commercial grade pedometer that automatically resets itself at the end of the day and has a 7-day memory. It has shown low rates of error when worn on the waist in the general population (Park et al., 2014 ). Spring level pedometers, like the Omron HJ-320, have shown high intraclass correlations (ICC > 0.95) for when used by adults with mild IDD on a 400 m walking track(Stanish, 2004 ).
Participants were instructed to wear the pedometer daily for the 18-month study, and track daily steps on data recording cards provided by the study team. Caregivers were instructed to help remind the participant to wear the pedometer daily and record their daily steps. However, caregivers were asked not to write down the steps for the participant.