The Reliability and Accuracy of a Fall Risk Assessment Procedure Using Mobile Smartphone Sensors Compared with a Physiological Profile Assessment

Falls in older people are a major health concern as the leading cause of disability and the second most common cause of accidental death. We developed a rapid fall risk assessment based on a combination of physical performance measurements made with an inertial sensor embedded in a smartphone. This...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: José-Francisco Pedrero-Sánchez, Helios De-Rosario-Martínez, Enrique Medina-Ripoll, David Garrido-Jaén, Pilar Serra-Añó, Sara Mollà-Casanova, Juan López-Pascual
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/14/6567