Wearable GPS and accelerometer technologies for monitoring mobility and physical activity in neurodegenerative disorders: a systematic review

M Ó Breasail, B Biswas, MD Smith, MKA Mazhar… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs) constitute an increasing global burden and can
significantly impair an individual's mobility, physical activity (PA), and independence …

Disentangling interventions to reduce fear of falling in community-dwelling older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention components

M Kruisbrink, R Crutzen, GIJM Kempen… - Disability and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Purpose Fear of falling (FoF) is a common and debilitating problem for older
people. Most multicomponent interventions show only moderate effects. Exploring the …

A concept analysis of fear of falling in older adults: insights from qualitative research studies

D Lee, SH Tak - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background Fear of falling is a persistent concern about falls that commonly occur in older
adults. Recently, it has been argued that fear of falling doesn't simply mean a state of low …

Deep neural network for the detections of fall and physical activities using foot pressures and inertial sensing

HL Chan, Y Ouyang, RS Chen, YH Lai, CC Kuo… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fall detection and physical activity (PA) classification are important health maintenance
issues for the elderly and people with mobility dysfunctions. The literature review showed …

Accurate fall detection for patients with Parkinson's disease based on a data event algorithm and wireless sensor nodes

HA Hashim, SL Mohammed, SK Gharghan - Measurement, 2020 - Elsevier
Elderly fall detection in Parkinson's disease (PD) and epilepsy can cause broken bones or
other injuries, decreasing the quality of life and possibly resulting in death. However, such …

Listening to the patients' voice: a conceptual framework of the walking experience

L Delgado-Ortiz, A Polhemus, A Keogh… - Age and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background walking is crucial for an active and healthy ageing, but the perspectives of
individuals living with walking impairment are still poorly understood. Objectives to identify …

An improved sex-specific and age-dependent classification model for Parkinson's diagnosis using handwriting measurement

U Gupta, H Bansal, D Joshi - Computer methods and programs in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Objectives Diagnosis of Parkinson's with higher accuracy is
always desirable to slow down the progression of the disease and improved quality of life …

Threshold-based fall detection using a hybrid of tri-axial accelerometer and gyroscope

FT Wang, HL Chan, MH Hsu, CK Lin… - Physiological …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective: Falling is an important health maintenance issue for the elderly and people with
movement disorders, strokes and multiple sclerosis. With the development of light, low-cost …

[HTML][HTML] Fear of falling and environmental factors: A scoping review

CLV Rico, CL Curcio - Annals of geriatric medicine and research, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Fear of falling is a geriatric condition that must be understood from both a clinical
perspective and from the environment in which older adults live. This review aimed to …

The global prevalence of and risk factors for fear of falling among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

W Xiong, D Wang, W Ren, X Liu, R Wen, Y Luo - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background As a common psychological problem among older adults, fear of falling was
found to have a wide range prevalence in different studies. However, the global prevalence …