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Methods: Ten participants were asked to wear slings for 480 min (8 h) incorporating 180 min of non-wear time in durations varying from 5\u2013120 min. GENEActiv devices were fitted in sutured inner sling pockets and participants logged sling donning and doffing times. An algorithm based on variability in acceleration in three axes and temperature change was developed to identify sling wear and non-wear and compared to participants\u2019 logs. Results: There was no significant difference between algorithm detected non-wear duration (mean \u00b1 standard deviation = 172.0 \u00b1 6.8 min\/participant) and actual non-wear (179.7 \u00b1 1.0 min\/participant). Minute-by-minute agreement of sensor-detected wear and non-wear with participant reported wear was 97.3 \u00b1 1.5% (range = 93.9\u201399.0), with mean sensitivity 94.3 \u00b1 3.5% (range = 86.1\u201398.3) and specificity 99.1 \u00b1 0.8% (range = 93.7\u2013100). Conclusion: An algorithm based on accelerometer-assessed acceleration and temperature can accurately identify shoulder sling wear\/non-wear times. 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