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Comprehensive Gait Analysis Of Healthy Older People: Unveiling Reasons For Lack Of Long-Distance Walking, Mustafa M. Elhadi, Christina Ma, Duo Wong, Anson Wan, Winson Lee
Comprehensive Gait Analysis Of Healthy Older People: Unveiling Reasons For Lack Of Long-Distance Walking, Mustafa M. Elhadi, Christina Ma, Duo Wong, Anson Wan, Winson Lee
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part B
Many older adults do not adhere to the recommended physical activity levels. This study examines the gait changes upon long-distance walking among healthy older adults. Gait tests of 24 adults aged 65 or more were conducted at the baseline, at the end of 30 and 60 minutes of treadmill walk. Spatial temporal, kinematic and kinetic gait data were computed. Perceived level of exertion was evaluated for each subject. Ten subjects (Group B) perceived higher exertion level than the remaining fourteen subjects (Group A). After walking, group B had significant reductions in dominant-side ankle joint range of motion and power, suggesting …
Building Characterisation And Retrofit Decision Support-Tools For Upgrading Homes Of Low-Income Older Australians, Paul Cooper, Clayton Mcdowell, Michael P. Tibbs, Georgios Kokogiannakis, Laia Ledo Gomis, Stephen C. Choi
Building Characterisation And Retrofit Decision Support-Tools For Upgrading Homes Of Low-Income Older Australians, Paul Cooper, Clayton Mcdowell, Michael P. Tibbs, Georgios Kokogiannakis, Laia Ledo Gomis, Stephen C. Choi
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
This paper describes the development and implementation of a comprehensive methodology to select and implement energy efficiency upgrades to the homes of low-income, older (>60 years) Australians. This work was conducted as part of a project entitled, 'Energy Efficiency in the 3rd Age (EE3A)", which targeted lowincome older residents in the Illawarra Region of NSW, Australia, and was funded by an Australian Federal Government 'Low Income Energy Efficiency Program (LIEEP)' grant for AUD2.3M. The project included a social marketing and behaviour change component engaging ~650 households, and a retrofit program for a subset of ~183 of these homes. Households …
Fall Risk Assessment In Older People Using Inertial Sensors, Maryam Ghahramani, Fazel Naghdy, David Stirling, Golshah Naghdy, Jan Potter
Fall Risk Assessment In Older People Using Inertial Sensors, Maryam Ghahramani, Fazel Naghdy, David Stirling, Golshah Naghdy, Jan Potter
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
Abstract of paper that was presented at The 12th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing.