A systematic review of wearable sensor-based technologies for fall risk assessment in older adults

M Chen, H Wang, L Yu, EHK Yeung, J Luo, KL Tsui… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Falls have been recognized as the major cause of accidental death and injury in people
aged 65 and above. The timely prediction of fall risks can help identify older adults prone to …

Detecting fall risk and frailty in elders with inertial motion sensors: a survey of significant gait parameters

L Ruiz-Ruiz, AR Jimenez, G Garcia-Villamil, F Seco - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the elderly, geriatric problems such as the risk of fall or frailty are a challenge for society.
Patients with frailty present difficulties in walking and higher fall risk. The use of sensors for …

Accuracy of temporo-spatial and lower limb joint kinematics parameters using OpenPose for various gait patterns with orthosis

M Yamamoto, K Shimatani… - … on Neural Systems …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A cost-effective gait analysis system without attachments and specialized large
environments can provide useful information to determine effective treatment in clinical sites …

Verification of gait analysis method fusing camera-based pose estimation and an IMU sensor in various gait conditions

M Yamamoto, K Shimatani, Y Ishige, H Takemura - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
A markerless gait analysis system can measure useful gait metrics to determine effective
clinical treatment. Although this gait analysis system does not require a large space, several …

Deep neural network–based double-check method for fall detection using IMU-L sensor and RGB camera data

DW Lee, K Jun, K Naheem, MS Kim - Ieee Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Existing methods for fall detection may not detect a fall when it occurs or may generate a
false alarm when a fall does not occur. In order to overcome these limitations and detect falls …

Dual-channel cascade pose estimation network trained on infrared thermal image and groundtruth annotation for real-time gait measurement

Y Zhu, W Lu, R Zhang, R Wang, D Robbins - Medical Image Analysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Real-time spatiotemporal parameter measurement for gait analysis is challenging. Previous
techniques for 3D motion analysis, such as inertial measurement units, marker based motion …

Cataract, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy are independent risk factors affecting falls in the older adult with eye diseases

S Ouyang, X Zhang, H Li, X Tang, X Ning, R Li, P Ke… - Geriatric nursing, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospitalization in older adult,
presenting a significant public health concern. To examine the specific eye diseases for risk …

Classifying gait alterations using an instrumented smart sock and deep learning

P Lugoda, SC Hayes, T Hughes-Riley… - IEEE Sensors …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a noninvasive method of classifying gait patterns associated with
various movement disorders and/or neurological conditions, utilizing unobtrusive …

What distresses sexual well-being among older adults in different cultures? A qualitative study with Slovenian and Portuguese older adults

S von Humboldt, J Rolo, JA Ribeiro-Gonçalves… - Sexuality Research and …, 2023 - Springer
Objective To analyze the perspectives of sexual unwellness (SU) of Portuguese and
Slovenian older adults was the objective of this study. A qualitative research was carried out …

A novel dual-task paradigm with story recall shows significant differences in the gait kinematics in older adults with cognitive impairment: A cross-sectional study

N Ali, J Liu, H Tian, W Pan, Y Tang, Q Zhong… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Cognitive and motor dysfunctions in older people become more evident while dual-
tasking. Several dual-task paradigms have been used to identify older individuals at the risk …