000K utf8 1100 $c2018 1500 eng 2050 urn:nbn:de:gbv:8-publ-24027 2051 10.1186/s12883-018-1111-7 3000 Bernhard, Felix P 3010 Arnold, Carina 3010 Bettecken, Kristina 3010 Hansen, Clint 3010 Hobert, Markus A 3010 Margraf, Nils G 3010 Mätzler, Walter 3010 Poli, Sven 3010 Sartor, Jennifer 3010 Schlenstedt, Christian 3010 Weber, Yvonne G 4000 Wearables for gait and balance assessment in the neurological ward - study design and first results of a prospective cross-sectional feasibility study with 384 inpatients [Bernhard, Felix P] 4209 Deficits in gait and balance are common among neurological inpatients. Currently, assessment of these patients is mainly subjective. New assessment options using wearables may provide complementary and more objective information. In this prospective cross-sectional feasibility study performed over a four-month period, all patients referred to a normal neurology ward of a university hospital and aged between 40 and 89 years were asked to participate. Gait and balance deficits were assessed with wearables at the ankles and the lower back. Frailty, sarcopenia, Parkinsonism, depression, quality of life, fall history, fear of falling, physical activity, and cognition were evaluated with questionnaires and surveys. Eighty-two percent (n = 384) of all eligible patients participated. Of those, 39% (n = 151) had no gait and balance deficit, 21% (n = 79) had gait deficits, 11% (n = 44) had balance deficits and 29% (n = 110) had gait and balance deficits. Parkinson's disease, stroke, epilepsy, pain syndromes, and multiple sclerosis were the most common diseases. The assessment was well accepted. Our study suggests that the use of wearables for the assessment of gait and balance features in a clinical setting is feasible. Moreover, preliminary results confirm previous epidemiological data about gait and balance deficits among neurological inpatients. Evaluation of neurological inpatients with novel wearable technology opens new opportunities for the assessment of predictive, progression and treatment response markers. 4950 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-018-1111-7$xR$3Volltext$534 4950 https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:8-publ-24027$xR$3Volltext$534 4961 https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/publ_mods_00002402 5051 610 5550 80 and over 5550 Adult 5550 Aged 5550 Aged 5550 Cross-Sectional Studies 5550 diagnosis 5550 epidemiology 5550 epidemiology 5550 Feasibility Studies 5550 Female 5550 Gait 5550 Gait Disorders 5550 Germany 5550 Humans 5550 Inpatients 5550 Male 5550 Middle Aged 5550 Neurologic 5550 physiology 5550 physiology 5550 physiopathology 5550 Postural Balance 5550 Prospective Studies 5550 Research Design 5550 Wearable Electronic Devices