@article{5bf32c3efdd54b8788e9879be43802fd,
title = "Using mobile technology to assess balance during a sit-to-stand maneuver among older adults with fall risk: A pilot study",
abstract = "Older adults age ≥65 are susceptible to balance impairment with subsequent reduced mobility and increased fall risk. Orthostatic hypotension or blood pressure drop with standing is a treatable condition associated with loss of balance and falls. To understand this phenomenon, the current project used an Android{\textregistered} device attached to participants' center of mass to determine body sway during a simple sit-to-stand maneuver, while researchers assessed participants' sitting and standing blood pressure and symptomology of dizziness. Analysis of study data from two older adult participants are presented illustrating the applicability for future development of a measure to assess balance during simple movements. The next step in the authors' research trajectory is to analyze larger samples using other computations of data provided by the inertial measurement unit sensing technology.",
author = "Deanna Gray-Miceli and Neel Patel and Akshaya Sekar and Smith, {Matthew Lee}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise. The current study was supported by the Aresty Student Research Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick campus, Piscataway, NJ; the work was performed while on the faculty (D.G.M.) at Rutgers University. The authors acknowledge the research assistance provided by Jeremy Stein, Rutgers University undergraduate student, and express their thanks to Dr. William Craelius, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, School of Engineering, for his significant contributions to data analysis and editorial assistance. The current study would not have been possible without use of the Sensory LogTM from developer, Dr. Nicky Newby, Nian-Crae, Inc. Address correspondence to Deanna Gray-Miceli, PhD, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, Associate Professor, Faculty Fellow, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, The Institute for Sensing, Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE), Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431; e-mail: dgraymiceli@fau.edu. doi:10.3928/00989134-20190825-01 Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} SLACK Incorporated",
year = "2019",
month = aug,
doi = "10.3928/00989134-20190825-01",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "45",
pages = "18--23",
journal = "Journal of Gerontological Nursing",
issn = "0098-9134",
publisher = "Slack Incorporated",
number = "10",
}