• Assessing real-world gait with digital technology? Validation, insights and recommendations from the Mobilise-D consortium 

      Micó-Amigo, M. Encarna; Bonci, Tecla; Paraschiv-Ionescu, Anisoara; Ullrich, Martin; Kirk, Cameron; Soltani, Abolfazl; Küderle, Arne; Gazit, Eran; Salis, Francesca; Alcock, Lisa; Aminian, Kamiar; Becker, Clemens; Bertuletti, Stefano; Brown, Philip; Buckley, Ellen; Cantu, Alma; Carsin, Anne-Elie; Caruso, Marco; Caulfield, Brian; Cereatti, Andrea; Chiari, Lorenzo; D’Ascanio, Ilaria; Eskofier, Bjoern; Fernstad, Sara; Froehlich, Marcel; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Hansen, Clint; Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.; Hiden, Hugo; Hume, Emily; Keogh, Alison; Kluge, Felix; Koch, Sarah; Maetzler, Walter; Megaritis, Dimitrios; Mueller, Arne; Niessen, Martijn; Palmerini, Luca; Schwickert, Lars; Scott, Kirsty; Sharrack, Basil; Sillén, Henrik; Singleton, David; Vereijken, Beatrix; Vogiatzis, Ioannis; Yarnall, Alison J.; Rochester, Lynn; Mazzà, Claudia; Del Din, Silvia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Although digital mobility outcomes (DMOs) can be readily calculated from real-world data collected with wearable devices and ad-hoc algorithms, technical validation is still required. The aim of this paper ...
    • The association of basic and challenging motor capacity with mobility performance and falls in young seniors 

      Gordt, Katharina; Paraschiv-Ionescu, Anisoara; Mikolaizak, A. Stefanie; Taraldsen, Kristin; Mellone, Sabato; Bergquist, Ronny; Van Ancum, Jeanine M.; Nerz, Corinna; Pijnappels, Mirjam; Maier, Andrea B.; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Becker, Clemens; Aminian, Kamiar; Schwenk, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Understanding the association between motor capacity (MC) (what people can do in a standardized environment), mobility performance (MP) (what people actually do in real-life) and falls is important for early ...
    • Complexity of daily physical activity is more sensitive than conventional metrics to assess functional change in younger older adults 

      Zhang, Wei; Schwenk, Michael; Mellone, Sabato; Paraschiv-Ionescu, Anisoara; Vereijken, Beatrix; Pijnappels, Mirjam; Mikolaizak, A. Stefanie; Boulton, Elisabeth; Jonkman, Nini H.; Maier, Andrea B.; Klenk, Jochen; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Taraldsen, Kristin; Aminian, Kamiar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The emerging mHealth applications, incorporating wearable sensors, enables continuous monitoring of physical activity (PA). This study aimed at analyzing the relevance of a multivariate complexity metric in assessment of ...
    • Design and validation of a multi-task, multi-context protocol for real-world gait simulation 

      Scott, Kirsty; Bonci, Tecla; Salis, Francesca; Alcock, Lisa; Buckley, Ellen; Gazit, Eran; Hansen, Clint; Schwickert, Lars; Aminian, Kamiar; Bertuletti, Stefano; Caruso, Marco; Chiari, Lorenzo; Sharrack, Basil; Maetzler, Walter; Becker, Clemens; Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.; Vogiatzis, Ioannis; Brown, Philip; Del Din, Silvia; Eskofier, Björn; Paraschiv-Ionescu, Anisoara; Keogh, Alison; Kirk, Cameron; Kluge, Felix; Micó-Amigo, Encarna M.; Mueller, Arne; Neatrour, Isabel; Niessen, Martijn; Palmerini, Luca; Sillen, Henrik; Singleton, David; Ullrich, Martin; Vereijken, Beatrix; Froehlich, Marcel; Brittain, Gavin; Caulfield, Brian; Koch, Sarah; Carsin, Anne-Elie; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Kuederle, Arne; Yarnall, Alison; Rochester, Lynn; Cereatti, Andrea; Mazzà, Claudia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Measuring mobility in daily life entails dealing with confounding factors arising from multiple sources, including pathological characteristics, patient specific walking strategies, environment/context, and ...
    • Digital technology to deliver a lifestyle-integrated exercise intervention in young seniors – the PreventIT feasibility randomised controlled trial 

      Taraldsen, Kristin; Mikolaizak, A. Stefanie; Maier, Andrea B.; Mellone, Sabato; Boulton, Elisabeth; Aminian, Kamiar; Becker, Clemens; Chiari, Lorenzo; Follestad, Turid; Gannon, Brenda; Ionescu, Anisoara; Pijnappels, Mirjam; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Schwenk, Michael; Todd, Chris; Yang, Fan Bella; Zacchi, Anna; Van Ancum, Jeanine M.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Helbostad, Jorunn L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: Behavioral change is the key to alter individuals’ lifestyle from sedentary to active. The aim was to assess the feasibility of delivering a Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise programme and evaluate the ...
    • Ecological validity of a deep learning algorithm to detect gait events from real-life walking bouts in mobility-limiting diseases 

      Romijnders, Robbin; Salis, Francesca; Hansen, Clint; Küderle, Arne; Paraschiv-Ionescu, Anisoara; Cereatti, Andrea; Alcock, Lisa; Aminian, Kamiar; Becker, Clemens; Bertuletti, Stefano; Bonci, Tecla; Brown, Philip; Buckley, Ellen; Cantu, Alma; Carsin, Anne-Elie; Caruso, Marco; Caulfield, Brian; Chiari, Lorenzo; D'Ascanio, Ilaria; Del Din, Silvia; Eskofier, Björn; Fernstad, Sara Johansson; Fröhlich, Marceli Stanislaw; Garcia Aymerich, Judith; Gazit, Eran; Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.; Hiden, Hugo; Hume, Emily; Keogh, Alison; Kirk, Cameron; Kluge, Felix; Koch, Sarah; Mazzà, Claudia; Megaritis, Dimitrios; Micó-Amigo, Encarna; Müller, Arne; Palmerini, Luca; Rochester, Lynn; Schwickert, Lars; Scott, Kirsty; Sharrack, Basil; Singleton, David; Soltani, Abolfazl; Ullrich, Martin; Vereijken, Beatrix; Vogiatzis, Ioannis; Yarnall, Alison; Schmidt, Gerhard; Maetzler, Walter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Introduction: The clinical assessment of mobility, and walking specifically, is still mainly based on functional tests that lack ecological validity. Thanks to inertial measurement units (IMUs), gait analysis is shifting ...
    • The FARSEEING real-world fall repository: a large-scale collaborative database to collect and share sensor signals from real-world falls 

      Klenk, Jochen; Schwickert, Lars; Palmerini, Luca; Mellone, Sabato; Bourke, Alan; Ihlen, Espen Alexander F.; Kerse, Ngaire; Hauer, Klaus; Pijnappels, Mirjam; Synofzik, Matthis; Srulijes, Karin; Maetzler, Walter; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Zijlstra, Wiebren; Aminian, Kamiar; Todd, Christopher; Chiari, Lorenzo; Becker, Clemens (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Background Real-world fall events objectively measured by body-worn sensors can improve the understanding of fall events in older people. However, these events are rare and hence challenging to capture. Therefore, the ...
    • Impact of adherence to a lifestyle-integrated programme on physical function and behavioural complexity in young older adults at risk of functional decline: a multicentre RCT secondary analysis 

      Mikolaizak, A Stefanie; Taraldsen, Kristin; Boulton, Elisabeth; Gordt, Katharina; Maier, Andrea Britta; Mellone, Sabato; Hawley-Hague, Helen; Aminian, Kamiar; Chiari, Lorenzo; Paraschiv-Ionescu, Anisoara; Pijnappels, Mirjam; Todd, Chris; Vereijken, Beatrix; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Becker, Clemens (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Context Long-term adherence to physical activity (PA) interventions is challenging. The Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise programmes were adapted Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (aLiFE) to include more ...
    • A multi-sensor wearable system for the assessment of diseased gait in real-world conditions 

      Salis, Francesca; Bertuletti, Stefano; Bonci, Tecla; Caruso, Marco; Scott, Kirsty; Alcock, Lisa; Buckley, Ellen; Gazit, Eran; Hansen, Clint; Schwickert, Lars; Aminian, Kamiar; Becker, Clemens; Brown, Philip; Carsin, Anne-Elie; Caulfield, Brian; Chiari, Lorenzo; D’Ascanio, Ilaria; Del Din, Silvia; Eskofier, Bjoern M.; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.; Hume, Emily C.; Kirk, Cameron; Kluge, Felix; Koch, Sarah; Kuederle, Arne; Maetzler, Walter; Micó-Amigo, Encarna M.; Mueller, Arne; Neatrour, Isabel; Paraschiv-Ionescu, Anisoara; Palmerini, Luca; Yarnall, Alison J.; Rochester, Lynn; Sharrack, Basil; Singleton, David; Vereijken, Beatrix; Vogiatzis, Ioannis; Della Croce, Ugo; Mazzà, Claudia; Cereatti, Andrea (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Introduction: Accurately assessing people’s gait, especially in real-world conditions and in case of impaired mobility, is still a challenge due to intrinsic and extrinsic factors resulting in gait complexity. To improve ...
    • Protocol for the PreventIT feasibility randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle-integrated exercise intervention in young older adults 

      Taraldsen, Kristin; Mikolaizak, A. Stefanie; Maier, Andrea B.; Boulton, Elisabeth; Aminian, Kamiar; van Ancum, Jeanine; Bandinelli, Stefania; Becker, Clemens; Bergquist, Ronny; Chiari, Lorenzo; Clemson, Lindy; French, David P.; Gannon, Brenda; Hawley-Hague, Helen; Jonkman, Nini H.; Mellone, Sabato; Paraschiv-Ionescu, Anisoara; Pijnappels, Mirjam; Schwenk, Michael; Todd, Chris; Yang, Fan Bella; Zacchi, Anna; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Introduction The European population is rapidly ageing. In order to handle substantial future challenges in the healthcare system, we need to shift focus from treatment towards health promotion. The PreventIT project has ...
    • Putting Temperature into the Equation: Development and Validation of Algorithms to Distinguish Non-Wearing from Inactivity and Sleep in Wearable Sensors 

      Pagnamenta, Sara; Grønvik, Karoline Blix; Aminian, Kamiar; Vereijken, Beatrix; Paraschiv-Ionescu, Anisoara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Long-term monitoring of real-life physical activity (PA) using wearable devices is increasingly used in clinical and epidemiological studies. The quality of the recorded data is an important issue, as unreliable data may ...
    • Recommendations for standardizing validation procedures assessing physical activity of older persons by monitoring body postures and movements 

      Lindemann, Ulrich; Zijlstra, Wiebren; Aminian, Kamiar; Chastin, Sebastian; de Bruin, Eling; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Bussmann, JBJ (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Physical activity is an important determinant of health and well-being in older persons and contributes to their social participation and quality of life. Hence, assessment tools are needed to study this physical activity ...
    • Robustness of In-Laboratory and Daily-Life Gait Speed Measures over One Year in High Functioning 61- To 70-Year-Old Adults 

      Rojer, Anna G.M.; Coni, Alice; Mellone, Sabato; Van Ancum, Jeanine M.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Taraldsen, Kristin; Mikolaizak, Stefanie; Becker, Clemens; Aminian, Kamiar; Trappenburg, Marijke C.; Meskers, Carel G.M.; Maier, Andrea B.; Pijnappels, Mirjam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Introduction: Gait speed is a simple and safe measure with strong predictive value for negative health outcomes in clinical practice, yet in-laboratory gait speed seems not representative for daily-life gait speed. This ...
    • Technical validation of real-world monitoring of gait: A multicentric observational study 

      Mazzà, Claudia; Alcock, Lisa; Aminian, Kamiar; Becker, Clemens; Bertuletti, Stefano; Bonci, Tecla; Brown, Philip; Brozgol, Marina; Buckley, Ellen; Carsin, Anne-Elie; Caruso, Marco; Caulfield, Brian; Cereatti, Andrea; Chiari, Lorenzo; Chynkiamis, Nikolaos; Ciravegna, Fabio; Del Din, Silvia; Eskofier, Bjoern M.; Evers, Jordi; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Gazit, Eran; Hansen, Clint; Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Hiden, Hugo; Hume, Emily; Paraschiv-Ionescu, Anisoara; Ireson, Neil; Keogh, Alison; Kirk, Cameron; Kluge, Felix; Koch, Sarah; Küderle, Arne; Lanfranchi, Vitaveska; Maetzler, Walter; Micó-Amigo, M Encarna; Mueller, Arne; Neatrour, Isabel; Niessen, Martijn; Palmerini, Luca; Pluimgraaff, Lucas; Reggi, Luca; Salis, Francesca; Schwickert, Lars; Scott, Kirsty; Sharrack, Basil; Sillen, Henrik; Singleton, David; Soltani, Abolfazi; Taraldsen, Kristin; Ullrich, Martin; Van Gelder, Linda; Vereijken, Beatrix; Vogiatzis, Ioannis; Warmerdam, Elke; Yarnall, Alison; Rochester, Lynn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)