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MOBIlity assessment with modern TEChnology in older patients’ real-life by the General Practitioner : the MOBITEC-GP study protocol (2019)
Münch, M., Weibel, R., Sofios, A., Huang, H., Infanger, D., Portegijs, E., Giannouli, E., Mundwiler, J., Conrow, L., Rantanen, T., Schmidt-Trucksäss, A., Zeller, A., & Hinrichs, T. (2019). MOBIlity assessment with modern TEChnology in older patients’ real-life by the General Practitioner : the MOBITEC-GP study protocol. BMC Public Health, 19, Article 1703. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-8069-2
JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat
Julkaisun tiedot
Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Münch, Mareike; Weibel, Robert; Sofios, Alexandros; Huang, Haosheng; Infanger, Denis; Portegijs, Erja; Giannouli, Eleftheria; Mundwiler, Jonas; Conrow, Lindsey; Rantanen, Taina; et al.
Lehti tai sarja: BMC Public Health
eISSN: 1471-2458
Julkaisuvuosi: 2019
Volyymi: 19
Artikkelinumero: 1703
Kustantaja: BioMed Central Ltd
Julkaisumaa: Britannia
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-8069-2
Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla
Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Kokonaan avoin julkaisukanava
Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/67264
Lisätietoja: Study Protocol.
Tiivistelmä
Mobility limitations in older adults are associated with poor clinical outcomes including higher mortality and disability rates. A decline in mobility (including physical function and life-space) is detectable and should be discovered as early as possible, as it can still be stabilized or even reversed in early stages by targeted interventions. General practitioners (GPs) would be in the ideal position to monitor the mobility of their older patients. However, easy-to-use and valid instruments for GPs to conduct mobility assessment in the real-life practice setting are missing. Modern technologies such as the global positioning system (GPS) and inertial measurement units (IMUs) - nowadays embedded in every smartphone - could facilitate monitoring of different aspects of mobility in the GP's practice.
Methods
This project’s aim is to provide GPs with a novel smartphone application that allows them to quantify their older patients’ mobility. The project consists of three parts: development of the GPS- and IMU-based application, evaluation of its validity and reliability (Study 1), and evaluation of its applicability and acceptance (Study 2).
In Study 1, participants (target N = 72, aged 65+, ≥2 chronic diseases) will perform a battery of walking tests (varying distances; varying levels of standardization). Besides videotaping and timing (gold standard), a high-end GPS device, a medium-accuracy GPS/IMU logger and three different smartphone models will be used to determine mobility parameters such as gait speed. Furthermore, participants will wear the medium-accuracy GPS/IMU logger and a smartphone for a week to determine their life-space mobility. Participants will be re-assessed after 1 week. In Study 2, participants (target N = 60, aged 65+, ≥2 chronic diseases) will be instructed on how to use the application by themselves. Participants will perform mobility assessments independently at their own homes. Aggregated test results will also be presented to GPs. Acceptance of the application will be assessed among patients and GPs. The application will then be finalized and publicly released.
Discussion
If successful, the MOBITEC-GP application will offer health care providers the opportunity to follow their patients’ mobility over time and to recognize impending needs (e.g. for targeted exercise) within pre-clinical stages of decline.
YSO-asiasanat: ikääntyneet; ikääntyminen; terveyden edistäminen; liikuntakyky; kävely; monitorointi; satelliittipaikannus; älypuhelimet; yleislääkärit
Vapaat asiasanat: aging; general practice; multimorbidity; walking speed; mobility limitation; smartphone; geographic information systems; inertial sensors; health promotion; spatial behavior
Liittyvät organisaatiot
OKM-raportointi: Kyllä
Raportointivuosi: 2019
