BioSensics has developed a Physical Activity Monitoring System (PAMSys) that consists of a single wearable motion sensor that is worn on the torso. The objectives of this observational study are the following: 1) to test the efficacy of PAMSys for objectively assessing a persons risk of falling based on activity data measured during activities of daily living and 2) to test the efficacy of PAMSys for identifying precise early physical activity or functioning indicators of frailty in those who are pre-frail or frail as compared to non-frail controls.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
180
University of Arizona Center on Aging
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Baylor College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advance Motion Performance
Houston, Texas, United States
Average sit-to-stand transition time over 48-hour monitoring period
Eligible subjects will receive a PAMSys motion sensors and necessary instructions for proper use. They will then wear the motion sensor continuously for 48 hours. PAMSys will record the duration of each sit-to-stand transition during this 48 hour monitoring period. The primary outcome measure is the average of these durations.
Time frame: Averaged over days 1 and 2
Average stand-to-sit transition time during 48 hours of continuous monitoring
Eligible subjects will receive a PAMSys motion sensors and necessary instructions for proper use. They will then wear the motion sensor continuously for 48 hours. PAMSys will record the duration of each stand-to-sit transition during this 48 hour monitoring period. The primary outcome measure is the average of these durations.
Time frame: Averaged over days 1 and 2
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