Automated detection of near falls: algorithm development and preliminary results

• Published in: BMC research notes Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 62
• Main Authors: Weiss, Aner, Shimkin, Ilan, Giladi, Nir, Hausdorff, Jeffrey M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 05.03.2010; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aged; Algorithms; Analysis; Falls (Accidents); Injuries; Prognosis; Risk factors; Short Report; United States

Falls are a major source of morbidity and mortality among older adults. Unfortunately, self-report is, to a large degree, the gold-standard method for characterizing and quantifying fall frequency. A number of studies have demonstrated that near falls predict falls and that near falls may occur more...