Test-retest reliability of a pendant-worn sensor device in measuring chair rise performance in older persons

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 8705-8717

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Regterschot, G Ruben H ^b   Schaabova, Hana ^c   Baldus, Heribert ^a   Zijlstra, Wiebren ^b,d  

^a PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^d GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Chair rise; Fall risk; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORS;

CHAIR RISE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FALL RISK; HETEROSCEDASTICITY; TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY; TRANSFER DURATION; VERTICAL ACCELERATIONS;

TESTING;

EID: 84900866119     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s140508705     Document Type: Article

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