ICT-based system to predict and prevent falls (iStoppFalls): study protocol for an international multicenter randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Study assessments by time point

Type of assessment		Outcome variable	Baseline assessments (week 0)	Re-assessments (week 8)	Post-assessments (week 16)
Health	Demographics, health status, falls history	NA	X
	12-item WHODAS 2.0	Secondary	X		X
	European Quality of Life – 5 Dimensions	Primary	X	X	X
	Iconographical – Falls Efficacy Scale	Secondary	X	X	X
	Falls and exercise adherence calendars	Secondary		Monthly
Technical	Technology use	Secondary	X
	SUS & PACES	Secondary		X
	TAM & UTAUT	Secondary			X
	AttrakDiff2 & AFSS & DART	Secondary			X
Physical	Physiological Profile Assessment	Primary	X		X
	Short Physical Performance Battery	Secondary	X		X
	Sensor-based balance tests	Secondary	X	X	X
	Sensor-based reaction time tests	Secondary	X	X	X
	Sensor-based chair stand test	Secondary	X	X	X
	Timed Up and Go test	Secondary	X		X
	Steady-state walking speed (single and dual task)	Secondary	X		X
	Hand grip strength	Secondary	X		X
	IPEQ or PAQ-50+	Secondary	X	X	X
Cognition	Mini-Cog	NA	X
	Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination III	Secondary	X		X
	Trail Making Test	Secondary	X		X
	Victoria Stroop test	Secondary	X		X
	Digit Symbol Coding test	Secondary	X		X
	Digit Span Backward	Secondary	X		X
	Attention Network Test	Secondary	X		X
	Counting backwards by three	Secondary	X		X
iStoppFalls system	Exercise adherence	Secondary		Continuously
	User activity (i.e., set top box, tablet)	Secondary		Continuously
Kinect sensor	Range of motion	Secondary	While exercising
	21 Joint angles	Secondary	While exercising
SMM sensor	Walking distance (m)	Secondary		Daily
	Peak power sit-to-stand transfers (W)	Secondary		Daily

AFSS = Activity Flow State Scale; DART = Dynamic Acceptance Model for the Re-evaluation of Technologies; IPEQ = Incidental and Planned Activity Questionnaire; NA = non-applicable; PACES = Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale; PAQ-50+ = Physical Activity Questionnaire for the population aged 50 years and older; SMM = Senior Mobility Monitor; SUS = System Usability Scale; TAM = Technology Acceptance Model; UTAUT = Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology; WHODAS = World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule.

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