Innovative study captures real-time data on balance loss in older adults
· News-MedicalPartners:
- Michael Madigan, professor with the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech
- Neil Alexander, director, VA Ann Arbor Health Care System GRECC; University of Michigan: Ivan Duff Collegiate Professor of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine; Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology
Real-world insight
- When and where did the balance loss occur?
- What were they doing at the time?
- How did they attempt to regain their balance-;did they grab a railing, take steps, or sit down?
- Why do they think they lost their balance?
- Did they fall?
Participant experience
The future of real-world data collection
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