Wrist-worn voice recorders capture the circumstances and context of losses of balance among community-dwelling older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most falls among community-dwelling older adults are due to a loss of balance (LOB) after tripping or slipping. Unfortunately, limited insight is available on the detailed circumstances and context of these LOBs. Moreover, commonly used methods to collect this information is susceptible to limitations of memory recall. The goal of this pilot observational study was to explore the circumstances and context of self-reported LOBs captured by wrist-worn voice recorders among community-dwelling older adults.

Methods

In this pilot observational cohort study, 30 community-dwelling adults with a mean (SD) age of 71.8 (4.4) years were asked to wear a voice recorder on their wrist daily for 3 weeks. Following any naturally-occurring LOB, participants were asked to record th

SUBMITTER: Lee Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11734096 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature