MOBIlity assessment with modern TEChnology in older patients' real-life by the General Practitioner: The MOBITEC-GP study protocol

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dc.contributor.authorMünch M
dc.contributor.authorWeibel R
dc.contributor.authorSofios A
dc.contributor.authorHuang H
dc.contributor.authorInfanger D
dc.contributor.authorPortegijs E
dc.contributor.authorGiannouli E
dc.contributor.authorMundwiler J
dc.contributor.authorRantanen T
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt-Trucksäss A
dc.contributor.authorZeller A
dc.contributor.authorHinrichs T
dc.contributor.authorConrow, Lindsey
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T22:12:42Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T22:12:42Z
dc.date.issued2019en
dc.date.updated2021-11-30T23:18:18Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: 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.en
dc.identifier.citationMünch 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(1). 1703-.en
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-8069-2
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/103606
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLCen
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stateden
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectMonitoring, Ambulatoryen
dc.subjectGeriatric Assessmenten
dc.subjectReproducibility of Resultsen
dc.subjectResearch Designen
dc.subjectTechnologyen
dc.subjectGeographic Information Systemsen
dc.subjectAgeden
dc.subjectPatient Acceptance of Health Careen
dc.subjectFemaleen
dc.subjectMaleen
dc.subjectMobility Limitationen
dc.subjectGeneral Practitionersen
dc.subjectMobile Applicationsen
dc.subjectSmartphoneen
dc.subjectMultimorbidityen
dc.subjectAgingen
dc.subjectGeneral practiceen
dc.subjectWalking speeden
dc.subjectInertial sensorsen
dc.subjectHealth promotionen
dc.subjectSpatial behavioren
dc.subject.anzsrc1117 Public Health and Health Servicesen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::42 - Health sciences::4206 - Public health::420605 - Preventative health careen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::42 - Health sciences::4203 - Health services and systems::420301 - Aged health careen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::42 - Health sciences::4203 - Health services and systems::420308 - Health informatics and information systemsen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::40 - Engineering::4013 - Geomatic engineering::401302 - Geospatial information systems and geospatial data modellingen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::42 - Health sciences::4206 - Public health::420603 - Health promotionen
dc.titleMOBIlity assessment with modern TEChnology in older patients' real-life by the General Practitioner: The MOBITEC-GP study protocolen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.collegeFaculty of Science
uc.departmentSchool of Earth and Environment
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