Chukudi, C. M. (2020) Assessing the risk of future falls in older adults without mobility limitations. Master's Thesis / Essay, Biomedical Engineering.
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Abstract
Falling can lead to severe outcomes such as fractures, decreased mobility, and possibly death. Also, falls could have negative psychological effects and significantly increase the cost of healthcare. Statistically, the number of elderly people over age 65 who fall each year at least once is over 30% [1] [2]. Thus, there is a need for a system suitable to identify individuals predisposed to falling to aid fall prevention. A device to assess the risk of future falls in older adults with mobility limitations is crucial. This system automatically detects while participants walk over the low-lying beam and compute desired outcomes. The main objective of this phase of the study was to investigate the performance of this device in measuring walking outcomes. Results show sensitivity of this system to detect steps is adequate for the low-lying beam walking test protocol. Accuracy of the system is yet to be fully validated and will continue in future phase of this project.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master's Thesis / Essay) |
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| Supervisor name: | Hortobagyi, T. and Verkerke, G.J. |
| Degree programme: | Biomedical Engineering |
| Thesis type: | Master's Thesis / Essay |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jun 2020 12:31 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2023 06:55 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/22226 |
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