ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Evaluation of Concurrent Validity between a Smartphone Self-Test Prototype and Clinical Instruments for Balance and Leg Strength.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Measures of attributes of locomotor capacity in older people: a systematic literature review following the COSMIN methodology.Age and ageing · 2023Pooled it
- Validity of muscular fitness self-assessments in the ecofit smartphone application: A correlation study.PloS one · 2022Trial
- The association between mobility and a cognitive measure of attention and processing speed in middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Smartphone-Based Sit-to-Stand Analysis for Mobility Assessment in Middle Age.Innovation in aging · 2024Article
- Accelerometry applications and methods to assess standing balance in older adults and mobility-limited patient populations: a narrative review.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Review
- Mobile Technology for Falls Prevention in Older Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023Review
- Feasibility of performance-based and self-reported outcomes in self-managed falls prevention exercise interventions for independent older adults living in the community.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- The Developments and Iterations of a Mobile Technology-Based Fall Risk Health Application.Frontiers in digital health · 2022Review
- App-based strength and balance self-test in older adults: an exploratory study from a user perspective.BMC research notes · 2021Article
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Abstract
The evolving use of sensors to objectively assess movements is a potentially valuable addition to clinical assessments. We have developed a new self-test application prototype, MyBalance, in the context of fall prevention aimed for use by older adults in order to independently assess balance and functional leg strength. The objective of this study was to investigate the new self-test application for concurrent validity between clinical instruments and variables collected with a smartphone. The prototype has two test procedures: static standing balance test in two positions, and leg strength test performed as a sit-to-stand test. Thirty-one older adults were assessed for balance and functional leg strength, in an outpatient physiotherapy setting, using seven different clinical assessments and three sensor-tests. The results show that clinical instruments and sensor measurements correlate to a higher degree for the smartphone leg strength test. For balance tests, only a few moderate correlations were seen in the Feet Together position and no significant correlations for the Semi Tandem Stance. This study served as a first step to develop a smartphone self-test application for older adults to assess functional balance at home. Further research is needed to test validity, reliability, and user-experience of this new self-test application.
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