Evaluation of falls risk in community-dwelling older adults using body-worn sensors

Gerontology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 472-480

  Greene, Barry R ^a,e   Doheny, Emer P ^a,e   Walsh, Cathal ^a,b   Cunningham, Clodagh ^a,d   Crosby, Lisa ^a,d   Kenny, Rose A ^a,c,d  

^a Technology Research for Independent Living (TRIL)   (Ireland)

^b Department of Statistics ^*  (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^e Intel Ireland Ltd   (Ireland)

Author keywords

'Timed Up and Go' test; Falls risk estimation; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FINOMETER; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALGORITHMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84865679031     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337259     Document Type: Article

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