ICap: Instrumented assessment of physical capability. Issue 1 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Godfrey, A.; Lara, J.; Del Din, S.; Hickey, A.; Munro, C.A.; Wiuff, C.; Chowdhury, S.A.; Mathers, J.C.; Rochester, L.
• Is Part Of: Maturitas. Volume 82:Issue 1(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 116
• Page End: 122
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Climacteric -- Periodicals; Menopause -- Periodicals; Climacteric -- Periodicals; Geriatrics -- Periodicals; Menopause -- Periodicals; Middle Aged -- Periodicals; Climatère -- Périodiques; Ménopause -- Périodiques; Climacterium; Climacteric; Menopause; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 612.66
• DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.04.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0378-5122

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Instrumented testing of five physical capability tasks with a single accelerometer.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Evaluated on a large cohort of older adults.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">iCap provides robust quantitative data about physical capability.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">iCap captures gait and postural control data known as sensitive to ageing/pathology.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Methodology may have practical utility in a wide range of surveys and studies.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>