Novel wearable technology for assessing spontaneous daily physical activity and risk of falling in older adults with diabetes

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1147-1160

  Najafi, Bijan ^a   Armstrong, David G ^a   Mohler, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body worn sensor; Diabetes care; Foot ulcer; Home telemonitoring; Physical activity monitoring; Risk of falling; Wearable technology

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT DISEASE; AGED; ALGORITHM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY INTERVENTION; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE; LOW RISK POPULATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SITTING; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TINETTI (ASSESSMENT); WALKING; AMBULATORY MONITORING; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPLICATION; DEVICES; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR;

ACCELEROMETRY; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ALGORITHMS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84898908542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681300700507     Document Type: Conference Paper

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