Design of a clinical balance tool for fall risk assessments: A development and usability study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falls are a significant source of early morbidity and mortality in the aging population, yet clinical changes that lead to increased fall risks often escape early identification and intervention. A device to measure postural control would facilitate evidence-based fall risk assessment.

Objectives

Our objectives were to iteratively develop a prototype quantitative posture instrument (QuPI) to replace the weight scale and to assess barriers and facilitators of its implementation in a clinical setting.

Methods

We undertook an iterative formative evaluation and usability study of QuPI prototypes in primary care, medical oncology, sports medicine, cardiology, and endocrinology outpatient clinics. Clinicians evaluated an initial QuPI prototype and completed a sem

SUBMITTER: Garvin JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11844839 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature