Fall-Risk Classification in Amputees Using Smartphone Sensor Based Features in Turns. 2020

Kyle J F Daines, and Natalie Baddour, and Helena Burger, and Andrej Bavec, and Edward D Lemaire

Identifying people at risk of falling can prevent life altering injury. Existing research has demonstrated fall-risk classifier effectiveness in older adults from accelerometer-based data. The amputee population should similarly benefit from these classification techniques; however, validation is still required. 83 individuals with varying levels of lower limb amputation performed a six-minute walk test while wearing an Android smartphone on their posterior belt, with TOHRC Walk Test app to capture accelerometer and gyroscope data. A random forest classifier was applied to feature subsets found using three feature selection techniques. The feature subset with the greatest accuracy (78.3%), sensitivity (62.1%), and Matthews Correlation Coefficient (0.51) was selected by Correlation-based Feature Selection. The peak distinction feature was chosen by all feature selectors. Classification outcomes with this lower extremity amputee group were similar to results from elderly faller classification research. The 62.1% sensitivity and 87.0% specificity would make this approach viable in practice, but further research is needed to improve faller classification results.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000058 Accidental Falls Falls due to slipping or tripping which may result in injury. Falls, Accidental,Falling,Falls,Slip and Fall,Accidental Fall,Fall and Slip,Fall, Accidental
D000068997 Smartphone A cell phone with advanced computing and connectivity capability built on an operating system. Smart Phone,Smart Phones,Phones, Smart,Smartphones
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000465 Algorithms A procedure consisting of a sequence of algebraic formulas and/or logical steps to calculate or determine a given task. Algorithm
D000674 Amputees Persons who have lost part of, or all of, a limb or other appendage of their body. Amputee,Multiple Amputee,Multiple Amputees,Amputee, Multiple,Amputees, Multiple
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity

Related Publications

Kyle J F Daines, and Natalie Baddour, and Helena Burger, and Andrej Bavec, and Edward D Lemaire
July 2016, IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics,
Kyle J F Daines, and Natalie Baddour, and Helena Burger, and Andrej Bavec, and Edward D Lemaire
February 2022, Sensors (Basel, Switzerland),
Kyle J F Daines, and Natalie Baddour, and Helena Burger, and Andrej Bavec, and Edward D Lemaire
September 2014, Journal of medical systems,
Kyle J F Daines, and Natalie Baddour, and Helena Burger, and Andrej Bavec, and Edward D Lemaire
October 2021, Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland),
Kyle J F Daines, and Natalie Baddour, and Helena Burger, and Andrej Bavec, and Edward D Lemaire
February 2018, ACS applied materials & interfaces,
Kyle J F Daines, and Natalie Baddour, and Helena Burger, and Andrej Bavec, and Edward D Lemaire
July 2018, Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference,
Kyle J F Daines, and Natalie Baddour, and Helena Burger, and Andrej Bavec, and Edward D Lemaire
July 2018, Sensors (Basel, Switzerland),
Kyle J F Daines, and Natalie Baddour, and Helena Burger, and Andrej Bavec, and Edward D Lemaire
July 2023, Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference,
Kyle J F Daines, and Natalie Baddour, and Helena Burger, and Andrej Bavec, and Edward D Lemaire
January 2011, Methods of information in medicine,
Kyle J F Daines, and Natalie Baddour, and Helena Burger, and Andrej Bavec, and Edward D Lemaire
January 2013, Studies in health technology and informatics,
Copied contents to your clipboard!