Abstract
Frailty and falls are the main causes of morbidity and disability in elderly people. The Timed Up-and-Go (TUG) test has been proposed as an appropriate method for evaluating elderly individuals' risk of falling. To analyze the TUG's potential for falls prediction, we conducted a clinical study with participants aged ≥ 65 years, living in nursing homes. We harvested 138 TUG recordings with the information, if patients used a walking aid or not and developed a method to predict the use of walking aids using a Random Forest Classifier for ultrasonic based TUG test recordings. We achieved a high accuracy with an Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 96,9% using a 20% leave out evaluation strategy. Automated collection of structured data from TUG recordings - like the use of a walking aid - may help to improve fall risk tools in future.
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Titel | 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) |
Seiten | 808-811 |
Seitenumfang | 4 |
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Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 2020 |
Veranstaltung | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) - Dauer: 20 Juli 2020 → 24 Juli 2020 |
Konferenz
Konferenz | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) |
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Zeitraum | 20/07/20 → 24/07/20 |
Research Field
- Exploration of Digital Health