title: Clinical Gait assessment of older adults using open platform tools.
abstract: Gait impairment is associated with increased falls risk. The gait of 321 community dwelling elderly adults was assessed using the TRIL Gait Analysis Platform (GAP), which was specially designed for ease of use in a research clinic setting by non-experts. The GAP featured body-worn kinematic sensors, a pressure sensitive electronic walkway, and two orthogonally mounted web cameras, and was developed using open platform tools. This flexible platform was applied to objectively measure gait parameters in different gait assessments. The results from the 6 meter walk assessment are presented here. In this assessment, participants were categorized by clinical falls history as 'fallers' or 'non-fallers'. Temporal and spatial gait parameters were examined. Significant differences in spatial parameters were observed when fallers and non-fallers were compared. Temporal parameters were found to differ, though not significantly.
authors.affiliation: Health Research and Innovation Group, Intel Labs, Intel, Ireland. Cliodhna.Ni.Scanaill@intel.com
authors.forename: Cliodhna Ni
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Scanaill
authors.forename: Barry R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: Emer P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Doheny
authors.forename: Karol
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Donovan
authors.forename: Terrance
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: O'Shea
authors.forename: Alan D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: O'Donovan
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Foran
authors.forename: Clodagh
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Rose Anne
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kenny
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D056044:Actigraphy / Q000379:methods*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software