Can Smartphone-Derived Step Data Predict Laboratory-Induced Real-Life Like Fall-Risk in Community- Dwelling Older Adults?

Can Smartphone-Derived Step Data Predict Laboratory-Induced Real-Life Like Fall-Risk in Community- Dwelling Older Adults?

Background: As age progresses, decline in physical function predisposes older adults to high fall-risk, especially on exposure to environmental perturbations such as slips and trips. However, there is limited evidence of association between daily community ambulation, an easily modifiable factor of...

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Main Authors: Yiru Wang, Rachana Gangwani, Lakshmi Kannan, Alison Schenone, Edward Wang, Tanvi Bhatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Subjects:
fall prediction
steps data
smartphone technology
falls
older adults
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fspor.2020.00073/full

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