Wearable pendant device monitoring using new wavelet-based methods shows daily life and laboratory gaits are different

MAD Brodie, MJM Coppens, SR Lord… - Medical & biological …, 2016 - Springer
Morbidity and falls are problematic for older people. Wearable devices are increasingly used
to monitor daily activities. However, sensors often require rigid attachment to specific …

[HTML][HTML] A scoping review of epidemiological, ergonomic, and longitudinal cohort studies examining the links between stair and bathroom falls and the built …

N Edwards, J Dulai, A Rahman - International journal of environmental …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Stair and bathroom falls contribute to injuries among older adults. This review examined
which features of stairs and bathrooms have been assessed in epidemiological, ergonomic …

[HTML][HTML] Feature selection for elderly faller classification based on wearable sensors

J Howcroft, J Kofman, ED Lemaire - Journal of neuroengineering and …, 2017 - Springer
Background Wearable sensors can be used to derive numerous gait pattern features for
elderly fall risk and faller classification; however, an appropriate feature set is required to …

Differences between gait on stairs and flat surfaces in relation to fall risk and future falls

K Wang, K Delbaere, MAD Brodie… - IEEE journal of …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We used body-worn inertial sensors to quantify differences in semi-free-living gait between
stairs and on normal flat ground in older adults, and investigated the utility of assessing gait …

Assessment of postural sway with a pendant-mounted wearable sensor

S Lyu, A Freivalds, DS Downs, SJ Piazza - Gait & Posture, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Body-worn inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors have been widely used in
postural stability and balance studies because of their low cost and convenience. In most of …

A novel environment-adaptive timed up and go test system for fall risk assessment with wearable inertial sensors

Y Diao, N Lou, S Liang, Y Zhang, Y Ning… - IEEE Sensors …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Falls are often accompanied by huge social costs, and fall risk assessment is
essential to protect the elderly from serious injuries and reduce financial burdens. The …

[HTML][HTML] Keep your head down: Maintaining gait stability in challenging conditions

NDA Thomas, JD Gardiner, RH Crompton… - Human movement …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Peripheral vision often deteriorates with age, disrupting our ability to maintain
normal locomotion. Laboratory based studies have shown that lower visual field loss, in …

[HTML][HTML] Using wearable inertial sensors to assess mobility of patients with hematologic cancer and associations with chemotherapy-related symptoms before …

MB Skiba, G Harker, C Guidarelli, M El-Gohary… - JMIR cancer, 2022 - cancer.jmir.org
Background Wearable sensors could be a simple way to quantify and characterize mobility
in patients with hematologic cancer scheduled to receive autologous hematopoietic stem …

New methods to monitor stair ascents using a wearable pendant device reveal how behavior, fear, and frailty influence falls in octogenarians

MA Brodie, K Wang, K Delbaere… - IEEE transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Goals: To investigate if the stair negotiation by older people during activities of daily life
(ADL) can be accurately identified using a freely worn pendant device. To investigate how …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of women with fibromyalgia in walking up stairs while carrying a load

D Collado-Mateo, JC Adsuar, PR Olivares… - PeerJ, 2016 - peerj.com
Background. Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease characterized by widespread pain and other
associated symptoms. It has a relevant impact on physical fitness and the ability to perform …