Multiple studies have shown a consistently strong association between gait speed of frail older adults and negative functional (e.g., survival) and activity outcomes. However, health care professionals have been slow to measure this physiologic parameter, largely due to the lack of a simple, standardized way of measuring it.
Project Name: RERC TechSage: A Mobile Application to Measure Gait Speed
Faculty Lead(s): Brian Jones, David Byrd
Student Name(s): Akhil Oswal, Youssef Asaad; Graduate: Nandita Gupta, Avinandan Basu; Undergraduate: Mitchell Philipp, Victor Perez
Main Contact: Akhil Oswal, Youssef Asaad; Graduate: Nandita Gupta, Avinandan Basu; Undergraduate: Mitchell Philipp, Victor Perez
Lab Name: Aware Home Research Initiative
Lab URL: https://gvu.gatech.edu/research/projects/rerc-techsage-mobile-application-measure-gait-speed