Aging is often associated with a decline in physical function that eventually leads to loss of
autonomy in activities of daily living (ADL). Walking is a very common ADL, important for …

Background Globally the population of older adults is increasing. It is estimated that by 2050
the number of adults over the age of 60 will represent over 21% of the world's population …

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in developing and evaluating gait analysis
algorithms based on inertial measurement unit (IMU) data, which has important implications …

Background Wearable sensors, particularly accelerometers alone or combined with
gyroscopes and magnetometers in an inertial measurement unit (IMU), are a logical …

Background Dual-task actions challenge cognitive processing. The usefulness of objective
methods based on dual-task actions to identify the cognitive status of older adults has been …

Background The purpose of the Aging-ON DUAL-TASK study is to determine if a supervised
dual-task program carried out in long-term nursing homes is able to attenuate frailty in a …

Locomotion characteristics and movement patterns are reliable indicators of
neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). This survey provides a systematic literature review of …

Background Dual-task (DT) walking has increasingly been investigated over the last decade
because of its valuable role as a clinical marker of both cognitive impairment and fall risk in …

Background Frailty assessment is a critical approach in assessing the health status of older
people. The clinical tools deployed by geriatricians to assess frailty can be grouped into two …

Background Dual-task (DT) walking is of great interest in clinical evaluation to evaluate the
risk of falling or cognitive declines in older adults. However, it appears necessary to …