Review of fall risk assessment in geriatric populations using inertial sensors

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Howcroft, Jennifer ^a   Kofman, Jonathan ^a   Lemaire, Edward D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Elderly; Fall risk; Geriatric; Gyroscope; Inertial sensor; Older adults; Wearable sensor

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCURACY; BACK; BIOSENSOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GYROSCOPE; HUMAN; INERTIAL SENSOR; MEDICAL HISTORY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ACCELEROMETRY; AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DEVICES; FALLING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY ELDERLY; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY;

ACCELEROMETRY; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84881174692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-10-91     Document Type: Review

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