Feasibility, validity, and reproducibility of wearable sensing technologies to assess mobility in hospitalized older adults

Following hospitalization, many patients do not return to their pre-hospitalization level of health. In older patients, the time spent in a hospital bed leads to mobility impairments. We propose to use wearable sensing device to register the time spent by hospitalized older adults in the bed and walking. This information will help to better identify the relationship between mobility with prospective functional and health outcomes. Therefore, this proposal will test the feasibility of four activity monitors (Actigraph wGT3X-BT, Mox 1, MMC and Fitbit Versa) in hospitalized older adults. Once we know the most feasible device, we will test how valid and reliable its measures are for recording information of hospitalized older adults. After knowing about the device’s feasibility, validity, and reliability, we will follow patients during their hospitalization to gather information for a clinical study assessing the effectiveness of an early mobilization program in hospitalized older adults.

Faculty Supervisor:

Lauren Griffith;Luciana Macedo;Marla Beauchamp

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Partner:

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

McMaster University

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