Application of Wearable Technologies in Fall Risk Assessment and Improvement in Patients with Peripheral Neuropathy: A Systematic Review

Table 2

Articles selected for fall risk assessment.

Year	Author	Cause	Sample	Sensor	Numbers	Clinical measures	Procedure	Frequency
2013	Najafi et al. [22]	DM		Accelerometer	1 (chest)	Tinetti score	Traditional timed up and go	40 Hz
2013	Lalli et al. [23]	DM		Accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer	2 (both shins)	Reports of past falls	50-meter walk with one 90-degree turn	N/S
2016	Schwenk et al. [20]	CIPN		Accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer	Gait: 4 (each shank and thigh); balance: 3 (each shank and lower back)	FES-I, reports of past falls	30-second standing and 10-minute walk	100 Hz
2019	Zahiri et al. [19]	CIPN		Accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer	5 (each shin thigh and lower back)	FES-I, past falls event (yes/no)	15-meter walk at self-selected speed	100 Hz
2020	Kang et al. [26]	DM, CIPN	DPN (), CIPN ()	Accelerometer	1 (chest)	FES-I, reports of past falls	Physical activity over 48 hours	50 Hz
2021	Kang et al. [25]	CIPN		Accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer	Gait:4 (2 each shin); balance: 2 (1 shin, 1 lower back)	FES-I, past fall event (yes/no)	1. Walk for 12 meters. 2. Stand for 30 seconds	100 Hz