Introduction The aim of the present review is to track the evolution of wearable IMUs from
their use in supervised laboratory-and ambulatory-based settings to their application for long …

Background Globally the population of older adults is increasing. It is estimated that by 2050
the number of adults over the age of 60 will represent over 21% of the world's population …

Background Frailty is an important condition in elderly individuals because it increases
disability, morbidity, and mortality. The definition frailty from the Cardiovascular Health Study …

Remote monitoring of physical frailty is important to personalize care for slowing down the
frailty process and/or for the healthy recovery of older adults following acute or chronic …

Abstract The Timed Up and Go (TUG) is a global measure of mobility and has the ability to
detect frail individuals. Frail patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are …

Background Gait variables assessed by inertial measurement units (IMUs) show promise as
screening tools for aging-related diseases like sarcopenia. The main aims of this systematic …

Background Healthy diet has been associated with better muscle strength and physical
performance in cross-sectional studies of older adults but the effect of dietary patterns (DP) …

Many tests can crudely quantify age-related mobility decrease but instrumented versions of
mobility tests could increase their specificity and sensitivity. The Timed-up-and-Go (TUG) …

Frailty is an important geriatric syndrome strongly linked to falls risk as well as increased
mortality and morbidity. Taken alone, falls are the most common cause of injury and …

Wearable sensors, in particular inertial measurement units (IMUs) allow the objective, valid,
discriminative and responsive assessment of physical function during functional tests such …