Patient-Reported Outcome and Experience Measures (PROMs and PREMs) in Pressure Injury Prevention and Care Across European Hospital and Community Nursing Settings: A Scoping Review.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and is characterized by progressive cognitive impairment. However, the concomitant balance and gait dysfunction has been recognized for many years. Falls are the primary cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries in individuals aged 65 and older and especially those with AD. Previous studies have employed various methods to assess the gait deficits in patients with AD. These include measurements of gait time or speed while walking on a walkway with a chronometer or an embedded gait sensor, walking with wireless sensors attached to the body, and walking during video-based gait analyses. The results indicated that patients with AD tend to have decreased gait velocity, increased gait variability, or both. Wearable gait sensors have an advantage over other methods of gait analysis as they can be easily utilized to measure gait performance in real-life environments. A previous study developed wearable shoe devices with sensors attached under the shoe heel and used them to measure gait changes in patients with cognitive impairment.