Wearable inertial sensors for human movement analysis

M Iosa, P Picerno, S Paolucci… - Expert review of medical …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The present review aims to provide an overview of the most common uses of
wearable inertial sensors in the field of clinical human movement analysis. Areas covered …

A review of activity trackers for senior citizens: Research perspectives, commercial landscape and the role of the insurance industry

S Tedesco, J Barton, B O'Flynn - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
The objective assessment of physical activity levels through wearable inertial-based motion
detectors for the automatic, continuous and long-term monitoring of people in free-living …

An evaluation of the 30-s chair stand test in older adults: frailty detection based on kinematic parameters from a single inertial unit

N Millor, P Lecumberri, M Gómez… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2013 - Springer
Background A growing interest in frailty syndrome exists because it is regarded as a major
predictor of co-morbidities and mortality in older populations. Nevertheless, frailty …

IoT heterogeneous mesh network deployment for human-in-the-loop challenges towards a social and sustainable Industry 4.0

C Garrido-Hidalgo, D Hortelano, L Roda-Sanchez… - Ieee …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper encourages the cooperation of different Internet of Things technologies in
industrial environments for avoiding social disruption in novel Industry 4.0 paradigms. For …

Physical performance and physical activity in older adults: associated but separate domains of physical function in old age

RC Van Lummel, S Walgaard, M Pijnappels… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Physical function is a crucial factor in the prevention and treatment of health
conditions in older adults and is usually measured objectively with physical performance …

Wearables to improve efficiency, productivity, and safety of operations

K Balamurugan, TP Latchoumi… - … technologies for industry …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
The fourth industrial revolution was led by Industry 4.0, which turned traditional factories into
smart factories controlled by the Internet of Things (IoT). Because of the high incidence of …

Kinect-based five-times-sit-to-stand test for clinical and in-home assessment of fall risk in older people

A Ejupi, M Brodie, YJ Gschwind, SR Lord, WL Zagler… - Gerontology, 2015 - karger.com
Background: Accidental falls remain an important problem in older people. The five-times-sit-
to-stand (5STS) test is commonly used as a functional test to assess fall risk. Recent …

Muscular activity and fatigue in lower-limb and trunk muscles during different sit-to-stand tests

C Roldán-Jiménez, P Bennett, AI Cuesta-Vargas - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Sit-to-stand (STS) tests measure the ability to get up from a chair, reproducing an important
component of daily living activity. As this functional task is essential for human …

The instrumented sit-to-stand test (iSTS) has greater clinical relevance than the manually recorded sit-to-stand test in older adults

RC Van Lummel, S Walgaard, AB Maier, E Ainsworth… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The ability to rise from sitting to standing is critical to an individual's quality of
life, as it is a prerequisite for functional independence. The purpose of the current study was …

Intra-rater, inter-rater and test-retest reliability of an instrumented timed up and go (iTUG) test in patients with Parkinson's disease

RC Van Lummel, S Walgaard, MA Hobert, W Maetzler… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The “Timed Up and Go”(TUG) is a widely used measure of physical functioning
in older people and in neurological populations, including Parkinson's Disease. When using …