%0 Journal Article
%A Bernhard, Felix P.
%A Sartor, Jennifer
%A Bettecken, Kristina
%A Hobert, Markus A
%A Arnold, Carina
%A Weber, Yvonne G
%A Poli, Sven
%A Margraf, Nils G
%A Schlenstedt, Christian
%A Hansen, Clint
%A Maetzler, Walter
%T Wearables for gait and balance assessment in the neurological ward - study design and first results of a prospective cross-sectional feasibility study with 384 inpatients.
%J BMC neurology
%V 18
%N 1
%@ 1471-2377
%C Heidelberg
%I Springer
%M DZNE-2020-06472
%P 114
%D 2018
%X Deficits in gait and balance are common among neurological inpatients. Currently, assessment of these patients is mainly subjective. New assessment options using wearables may provide complementary and more objective information.In this prospective cross-sectional feasibility study performed over a four-month period, all patients referred to a normal neurology ward of a university hospital and aged between 40 and 89 years were asked to participate. Gait and balance deficits were assessed with wearables at the ankles and the lower back. Frailty, sarcopenia, Parkinsonism, depression, quality of life, fall history, fear of falling, physical activity, and cognition were evaluated with questionnaires and surveys.Eighty-two percent (n = 384) of all eligible patients participated. Of those, 39
%K Adult
%K Aged
%K Aged, 80 and over
%K Cross-Sectional Studies
%K Feasibility Studies
%K Female
%K Gait: physiology
%K Gait Disorders, Neurologic: diagnosis
%K Gait Disorders, Neurologic: epidemiology
%K Gait Disorders, Neurologic: physiopathology
%K Germany: epidemiology
%K Humans
%K Inpatients
%K Male
%K Middle Aged
%K Postural Balance: physiology
%K Prospective Studies
%K Research Design
%K Wearable Electronic Devices
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:30115021
%2 pmc:PMC6094895
%R 10.1186/s12883-018-1111-7
%U https://pub.dzne.de/record/140150