Research Article
Could In-Home Sensors Surpass Human Observation of People with Parkinson’s at High Risk of Falling? An Ethnographic Study
Table 2
Summary of key observations from all participants’ video records, frequency observed by activity.
| | Walking | Standing | Sitting to standing | Standing to sitting |
| Fall prevention | | | | | Used arms | | | ×58 | ×33 | Held/cruised furniture | ×25 | ×21 | ×2 | | Held banisters/rails | ×25 | | | | Held kitchen counter | ×3 | ×14 | ×1 | | Held wall with free hand(s) | ×13 | ×4 | | | Used stick | 1 × throughout | ×2 (leaned on) | ×6 | | Pause/adjust midway | ×14 (turns, in space, steps) | | ×13 | ×8 | Aborted attempt | | ×1 (to reach) | ×6 | | Observed instability | | | | | “Sway” or “wobble” (e.g.) | ×51 (turns, steps) | ×21 (pointing, reaching) | ×20 (walked straight away) | | No control/heavy (no hands) | | | | ×23/×12 | Stepped/swayed backward | | ×6 (step(s) back) | ×11 (toes off floor) | | Fell backward | | | ×5 (into chair) | ×11 (feet off floor) | Shuffled feet | ×25 | | | | Stumbled or caught foot | ×13 | ×1 | | | Froze | ×13 | | | | Feet crossed | ×8 | | | | Balance recovery | | | | | Staggered | ×15 | ×1 | ×2 | | Grabbed furniture | ×5 | ×3 | ×2 | | Grabbed wall | ×2 | | | | Grabbed banister/rail | ×2 | | | | Sat quickly | ×1 | ×1 with help | | ×1 with help | Caught by researcher | ×1 | | ×1 | | Quickly given stick | | | ×1 | |
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