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Recognition of elementary arm movements using orientation of a tri-axial accelerometer located near the wrist [PDF]
, 2014 In this paper we present a method for recognising three fundamental movements of the human arm (reach and retrieve, lift cup to mouth, rotation of the arm) by determining the orientation of a tri-axial accelerometer located near the wrist.
Ortmann, Steffen +8 more
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Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia, 2017 Introduction. Fall is one of the physical problems that happened quite frequently and resulted in morbidity and mortality of old people. There are several factors related to fall risk, among others are age and independence in activity of daily living.
Agustin Junior Nanda Deniro +2 more
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Activities of Daily Living among Adult Patients with Lumbar Disc [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2022 Background: Activities of daily living among adult patients with lumbar disc (LD) is a barrier between their needs and abilities to implement them, there is a strong correlation between patients' condition and reduced physical activity.
Wafaa Khalil Ibrahim +2 more
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Facilitating independence in personal activities of daily living after a severe traumatic brain injury [PDF]
, 2010 This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below.Aims: This study examined the effectiveness of two components of a treatment programme typically used by occupational therapists (OTs) in personal ...
Nikopoulos, CK, Kelly, F
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Older adults, falls and technologies for independent living: a life space approach [PDF]
, 2011 This paper draws attention to the need for further understanding of the fine details of routine and taken-for-granted daily activities and mobility. It argues that such understanding is critical if technologies designed to mitigate the negative impacts ...
FORAN, TIMOTHY G. +9 more
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Effect of Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy on Dementia and Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Quasi-experimental Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchIntroduction: Dementia is a chronic neurocognitive disorder that causes a decline in cognitive functions. As the global prevalence of dementia rises, non pharmacological therapies, such as Cognitive Stimulation (CS), have shown promise in preserving ...
Pooja Motar Sublok +3 more
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Self-Organizing IoT Device-Based Smart Diagnosing Assistance System for Activities of Daily Living
Sensors, 2021 Activity of daily living (ADL) is a criterion for evaluating the performance ability of daily life by recognizing various activity events occurring in real life.
Yu Jin Park +3 more
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Sensors, 2019 Automatic detection and analysis of human activities captured by various sensors (e.g., sequences of images captured by RGB camera) play an essential role in various research fields in order to understand the semantic content of a captured scene.
Farhood Negin, François Brémond
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Effect of different types of physical activity on activities of daily living in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2017 Physical activity is associated with greater independence in old age. However, little is known about the effect of physical activity level and activity type on activities of daily living (ADL).
Christine E. Roberts +13 more
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BMC Gastroenterology, 2021 Background Impairment of activities of daily living (ADL) due to hemorrhagic gastroduodenal ulcers (HGU) has rarely been evaluated. We analyzed the risk factors of poor prognosis, including mortality and impairment of ADL, in patients with HGU.
Junya Arai +12 more
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