A Pilot Study to Validate a Wearable Inertial Sensor for Gait Assessment in Older Adults with Falls.

ABSTRACT: The high prevalence of falls and the enormous impact they have on the elderly population is a cause for concern. We aimed to develop a walking-monitor gait pattern (G-STRIDE) for older adults based on a 6-axis inertial measurement (IMU) with the application of pedestrian dead reckoning algorithms and tested its structural and clinical validity. A cross-sectional case-control study was conducted with 21 participants (11 fallers and 10 non-fallers). We measured gait using an IMU attached to the foot while participants walked around different grounds (indoor flooring, outdoor floor, asphalt, etc.). The G-STRIDE consisted of a portable inertial device that monitored the gait pattern and a mobile app for telematic clinical analysis. G-STRIDE made it possible to measure gait parameters under nor

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Villamil G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8272102 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature