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ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2021

Automatic Recognition and Analysis of Balance Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Algorithm Validation.

Yu-Cheng Hsu, Hailiang Wang, Yang Zhao, Frank Chen, Kwok-Leung Tsui

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Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Yu-Cheng HsuSchool of Data Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-3722-664X
Hailiang WangSchool of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-6668-7947
Yang ZhaoSchool of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1571-5394
Frank ChenDepartment of Management Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0003-4707-9361
Kwok-Leung TsuiSchool of Data Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-0558-2279
City University of Hong Kong · HKHong Kong Polytechnic University · HKSun Yat-sen University · CN

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Abstract

backgroundClinical mobility and balance assessments identify older adults who have a high risk of falls in clinics. In the past two decades, sensors have been a popular supplement to mobility and balance assessment to provide quantitative information and a cost-effective solution in the community environment. Nonetheless, the current sensor-based balance assessment relies on manual observation or motion-specific features to identify motions of research interest.

objectiveThe objective of this study was to develop an automatic motion data analytics framework using signal data collected from an inertial sensor for balance activity analysis in community-dwelling older adults.

methodsIn total, 59 community-dwelling older adults (19 males and 40 females; mean age = 81.86 years, SD 6.95 years) were recruited in this study. Data were collected using a body-worn inertial measurement unit (including an accelerometer and a gyroscope) at the L4 vertebra of each individual. After data preprocessing and motion detection via a convolutional long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network, a one-class support vector machine (SVM), linear discriminant analysis (LDA), and k-nearest neighborhood (k-NN) were adopted to classify high-risk individuals.

resultsThe framework developed in this study yielded mean accuracies of 87%, 86%, and 89% in detecting sit-to-stand, turning 360°, and stand-to-sit motions, respectively. The balance assessment classification showed accuracies of 90%, 92%, and 86% in classifying abnormal sit-to-stand, turning 360°, and stand-to-sit motions, respectively, using Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment-Balance (POMA-B) criteria by the one-class SVM and k-NN.

conclusionsThe sensor-based approach presented in this study provided a time-effective manner with less human efforts to identify and preprocess the inertial signal and thus enabled an efficient balance assessment tool for medical professionals. In the long run, the approach may offer a flexible solution to relieve the community's burden of continuous health monitoring.

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Independent LivingPostural BalanceAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsFemaleHumansMaleRisk Assessmentactivity recognitionautomatic frameworkbalancecommunity-dwelling elderlyfall risk

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