Diurnal variations in the outcomes of instrumented gait and quiet standing balance assessments and their association with falls history

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-373

  Doheny, Emer P ^a,b   Greene, Barry R ^a,b   Foran, Timothy ^a   Cunningham, Clodagh ^a   Fan, Chie Wei ^a   Kenny, Rose Anne ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Intel Research Cambridge Lab   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ageing; body worn sensor; postural sway

Indexed keywords

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BODY-WORN SENSORS; CONDITION; DIURNAL VARIATION; FALL RISK; GAIT ASSESSMENTS; POSTURAL SWAY; SINGLE SUPPORT; STANDING BALANCES; SUPPORT TIME; TIME OF DAY;

WEARABLE SENSORS;

EID: 84857867157     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/33/3/361     Document Type: Review

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