New Methods to Monitor Stair Ascents Using a Wearable Pendant Device Reveal How Behavior, Fear, and Frailty Influence Falls in Octogenarians

Goals: To investigate if the stair negotiation by older people during activities of daily life (ADL) can be accurately identified using a freely worn pendant device. To investigate how usual stair-ascent performances during ADL relate to clinical assessments and prospective falls. Methods: ADL were recorded for 30 min by 52 community-dwelling older people (83 ± 4 years) using a small pendant devic...