The development and validation of a prototype mobility tracker for assessing the life space mobility and activity participation of older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is increasing interest in examining the life space mobility and activity participation of older adults in the community using sensor technology. Objective data from these technologies may overcome the limitations of self-reported surveys especially in older adults with age-associated cognitive impairment. This paper describes the development and validation of a prototype hybrid mobility tracker for assessing life space mobility and out-of-home activities amongst 33 community-ambulant older adults in Singapore.

Methods

A hybrid mobility tracker was developed by combining a passive Global Positioning System logger, tri-axial accelerometer and radio-frequency identification. Objective measures of life space, derived from 1 week of tracking data using Geographic

SUBMITTER: Ho SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7374961 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature