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Emory Authors: Using a Device-Free Wi-Fi Sensing System to Assess Daily Activities and Mobility in Low-Income Older Adults

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“Older adults belonging to racial or ethnic minorities with low socioeconomic status are at an elevated risk of developing dementia, but resources for assessing functional decline and detecting cognitive impairment are limited. Cognitive impairment affects the ability to perform daily activities and mobility behaviors. Traditional assessment methods have drawbacks,
so smart home technologies (SmHT) have emerged to offer objective, high-frequency, and remote monitoring. However, these technologies usually rely on motion sensors that cannot identify specific activity types. This group often lacks access to these technologies due to limited resources and technology experience. There is a need to develop new sensing technology that is discreet, affordable, and requires minimal user engagement to characterize and quantify various in-home activities.”

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Literature on fall reduction, specifically in the cognitively/neurologically impaired

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Medical Education & Technologies Informationist searched PubMed with some of these following terms: cognitive function, cognitive impairment, nervous system disease, neurological impairment, and accident falls/prevention.

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Below are some of the articles that were found with the search.

Lipardo DS, Aseron AMC, Kwan MM, Tsang WW. Effect of Exercise and Cognitive Training on Falls and Fall-Related Factors in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017Oct;98(10):2079-2096. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.04.021. Epub 2017 May 26. Review.
PubMed PMID: 28554873. Full text

Jensen L, Padilla R. Effectiveness of Environment-Based Interventions That Address Behavior, Perception, and Falls in People With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Major Neurocognitive Disorders: A Systematic Review. Am J Occup Ther. 2017 Sep/Oct;71(5):7105180030p1-7105180030p10. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2017.027409. PubMed PMID: 28809653.

Lach HW, Harrison BE, Phongphanngam S. Falls and Fall Prevention in Older Adults With Early-Stage Dementia: An Integrative Review. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2017
May 1;10(3):139-148. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20160908-01. Epub 2016 Sep 23. Review. PubMed PMID: 27665756.

Rushton C. Problematising the problem: a critical interpretive review of the literature pertaining to older people with cognitive impairment who fall while hospitalised. Nurs Inq. 2016 Jun;23(2):148-57. doi: 10.1111/nin.12126. Epub 2016 Feb 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 26833849.

Gunn H, Markevics S, Haas B, Marsden J, Freeman J. Systematic Review: The Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Falls and Improve Balance in Adults With Multiple Sclerosis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015 Oct;96(10):1898-912. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.05.018. Epub 2015 Jun 10. Review. PubMed PMID: 26070975. Full text

Bhidayasiri R, Jitkritsadakul O, Boonrod N, Sringean J, Calne SM, Hattori N, Hayashi A. What is the evidence to support home environmental adaptation in Parkinson’s disease? A call for multidisciplinary interventions. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2015 Oct;21(10):1127-32. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.08.025. Epub 2015 Aug 25. Review. PubMed PMID: 26365779. Full text

Booth V, Hood V, Kearney F. Interventions incorporating physical and cognitive elements to reduce falls risk in cognitively impaired older adults: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2015 Sep 16;13(8):5-13. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2015-2220. Review. PubMed PMID: 26455930. Full text

Sosnoff JJ, Sung J. Reducing falls and improving mobility in multiple sclerosis. Expert Rev Neurother. 2015 Jun;15(6):655-66. doi: 10.1586/14737175.2015.1046377. Epub 2015 May 14. Review. PubMed PMID: 25973774.

Burton E, Cavalheri V, Adams R, Browne CO, Bovery-Spencer P, Fenton AM, Campbell BW, Hill KD. Effectiveness of exercise programs to reduce falls in older people with dementia living in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Interv Aging. 2015 Feb 9;10:421-34. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S71691. eCollection 2015. Review. PubMed PMID: 25709416; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4330004. Full text

Chan WC, Yeung JW, Wong CS, Lam LC, Chung KF, Luk JK, Lee JS, Law AC. Efficacy of physical exercise in preventing falls in older adults with cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2015 Feb;16(2):149-54. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.08.007. Epub 2014 Oct 7. Review. PubMed PMID: 25304179. Full text

Ayoubi F, Launay CP, Annweiler C, Beauchet O. Fear of falling and gait variability in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2015 Jan;16(1):14-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.06.020. Epub 2014 Sep 16. Review. PubMed PMID: 25230892. Full text

Guo JL, Tsai YY, Liao JY, Tu HM, Huang CM. Interventions to reduce the number of falls among older adults with/without cognitive impairment: an exploratory meta-analysis. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2014 Jul;29(7):661-9. doi: 10.1002/gps.4056. Epub 2013 Dec 7. Review. PubMed PMID: 24318959.

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