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Leveraging feature selection for enhanced fall risk prediction in elderly using gait analysis.

Sabri Altunkaya1

  • 1Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Türkiye. saltunkaya@erbakan.edu.tr.

Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing
|August 10, 2024
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A new system uses a single sensor and simple activity to predict elderly falls, achieving 82.2% accuracy. This accessible tool can aid early detection in primary care settings.

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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Data Science

Background:

  • Effective fall risk screening for the elderly is lacking in clinical practice.
  • Current multi-sensor systems are not easily integrated into primary care.
  • There is a need for accessible, accurate fall prediction tools for seniors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a fall prediction system for the elderly using a single sensor and short-term activity.
  • To identify key features from acceleration signals for accurate fall risk assessment.
  • To create an easily implementable tool for primary care settings.

Main Methods:

  • Acceleration signals from 71 elderly individuals were analyzed.
  • 168 time and frequency domain features were extracted.
Keywords:
AccelerometerFall predictionFall riskGait measures

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  • The ReliefF algorithm weighted features, and an artificial neural networks model was developed using the top 17 features with K=20 nearest neighbors.

    • Main Results:

    • The developed system achieved a highest accuracy of 82.2% (82.9% Sensitivity, 81.6% Specificity).
    • Feature selection and artificial neural networks model demonstrated effectiveness in fall prediction.
    • The study identified a feasible approach using minimal data for fall risk assessment.

    Conclusions:

    • Fall prediction in the elderly is achievable with a single sensor and a simple activity.
    • The proposed method offers a practical solution for early fall detection in routine elderly care.
    • This system has the potential for widespread clinical application in primary care settings.