Prediction of Falls Risk Using Toe Strength and Force Steadiness based on Deep Learning: A Preliminary Study

초록

Falls are common among older people. Age-related changes in toe strength and force steadiness may increase fall risk. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of a fall risk prediction model using toe strength and force steadiness data as input variables. Participants were four healthy adults (25.5±1.7 yrs). To indirectly reproduce physical conditions of older adults, an experiment was conducted by adding conditions for weight and fatigue increase. The maximal strength (MVIC) was measured for 5 s using a custom toe dynamometer. For force steadiness, toe flexion was measured for 10 s according to the target line, which was 40% of the MVIC. A one-leg-standing test was performed for 10 s with eyes-opened using a force plate. Deep learning experiments were performed with seven conditions using long short-term memory (LSTM) algorithms. Results of the deep learning model were randomly mixed and expressed through a confusion matrix. Results showed potential of the model's fall risk prediction with force steadiness data as input variables. However, experiments were conducted on young adults. Additional experiments should be conducted on older adults to evaluate the predictive model.

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