CITIC (Centre for Information and Communications Technology Research), TALIONIS Group, Elviña Campus, University of A Coruna, 15071 A Coruña, Spain.
Department of Physiotherapy, Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oza Campus, University of A Coruna, 15071 A Coruña, Spain.
Sensors (Basel). 2021 May 11;21(10):3341. doi: 10.3390/s21103341.
Presently the use of technological devices such as wearable devices has emerged. Physical activity monitoring with wearable sensors is an easy and non-intrusive approach to encourage preventive care for older adults. It may be useful to follow a continuous assessment of the risk of falling. The objective is to explore the relationship between the daily activity measured by Xiaomi Mi Band 2 and the risk of falling of older adults residing in or attending care facilities.
A cross-sectional study was conducted on three different institutions located in Galicia (autonomous community) (Spain).
A total of 31 older adults were included in the study, with a mean age of 84 ± 8.71 years old. The main findings obtained were that a greater number of steps and distance could be related to a lower probability of falling, of dependency in basic activities of daily living, or of mobility problems.
The importance of focusing on daily steps, intrinsically related to the objective assessment of daily physical activity, is that it is a modifiable factor that impacts different aspects of health and quality of life.
目前，可穿戴设备等技术设备的使用已经出现。使用可穿戴传感器进行身体活动监测是一种鼓励老年人进行预防保健的简单、非侵入性方法。持续评估跌倒风险可能很有用。目的是探索小米手环 2 测量的日常活动与居住或在护理机构中老年人跌倒风险之间的关系。
在加利西亚（西班牙自治区）的三个不同机构进行了横断面研究。
共有 31 名老年人参与了这项研究，平均年龄为 84 ± 8.71 岁。主要发现是，走更多的步数和距离可能与跌倒的可能性降低、基本日常生活活动依赖、或移动问题有关。
关注日常步数的重要性，与日常身体活动的客观评估内在相关，因为这是一个可以改变的因素，影响着健康和生活质量的不同方面。
