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| Author(s): |
Santos, Damiana A.
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Duarte, Marcos
Total Authors: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | PeerJ; v. 4, NOV 2 2016. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 8 |
| Abstract | |
The goal of this study was to create a public data set with results of qualitative and quantitative evaluations related to human balance. Subject's balance was evaluated by posturography using a force platform and by the Mini Balance Evaluation Systems Tests. In the posturography test, we evaluated subjects standing still for 60 s in four different conditions where vision and the standing surface were manipulated: on a rigid surface with eyes open; on a rigid surface with eyes closed; on an unstable surface with eyes open; on an unstable surface with eyes closed. Each condition was performed three times and the order of the conditions was randomized. In addition, the following tests were employed in order to better characterize each subject: Short Falls Efficacy Scale International; International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Version; and Trail Making Test. The subjects were also interviewed to collect information about their socio-cultural, demographic, and health characteristics. The data set comprises signals from the force platform (raw data for the force, moments of forces, and centers of pressure) of 163 subjects plus one file with information about the subjects and balance conditions and the results of the other evaluations. All the data is available at PhysioNet and at Figshare. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/13247-7 - Balance and ageing: creation of a public database of postural sway signals and computational simulation of control mechanisms |
| Grantee: | Marcos Duarte |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/26829-1 - Study of the balance of elderly and young adults for the creation of an open database |
| Grantee: | Damiana Aparecida dos Santos |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |