Survivors don't need an assessment, they need SPECIFIC PROTOCOLS that fix postural stability. Stop with this assessment and prediction crapola. Do you not understand what survivors want? Maybe ask them without leading comments about your use of the tyranny of low expectations.
An automated, electronic assessment tool can accurately classify older adult postural stability
Abstract
Current
methods of balance assessment in the clinical environment are often
subjective, time-consuming and lack clinical relevance for
non-ambulatory older adults. The objective of this study was to develop a
novel method of balance assessment that utilizes data collected using
the Microsoft Kinect 2 to create a Berg Balance Scale score, which is
completely determined by statistical methods rather than by human
evaluators. 74 older adults, both healthy and balance impaired, were
recruited for this trial. All participants completed the Berg Balance
Scale (BBS) which was scored independently by trained physical
therapists. Participants then completed the items of the "Modified Berg
Balance Scale" in front of the Microsoft Kinect camera. Kinematic data
collected during this measurement was used to train a feed-forward
neural network that was used to assign a Berg Balance Scale score. The
neural network model estimated the clinician-assigned BBS score to
within a median of 0.93 points for the participants in our sample
population (range: 0.02-5.69). Using low-cost depth sensing camera
technology and a clinical protocol that takes less than 5 min to
complete in both ambulatory and non-ambulatory older adults, the method
outlined in this manuscript can accurately predict a participant's BBS
score and thereby identify whether they are deemed a high fall risk or
not. If implemented correctly, this could enable fall prevention
services to be deployed in a timely fashion using low-cost, accessible
technology, resulting in improved safety of older adults.
Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Berg Balance Scale; Microsoft Kinect 2; Older adults; Postural instability- PMID:
- 31221456
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.06.001
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