Geriatric patients affected by Frailty exhibit a limited ability to cope with physical, psychological, or socioeconomic stress and often encounter difficulties in performing everyday activities. Up to now, there is no uniform definition of Frailty. Depending on the setting and the target group under examination, various measurement instruments can be considered for screening. The use of small wearable sensors, known as wearables, appears particularly attractive.
Recent research results have demonstrated that Frailty not only alters the activity behavior of affected individuals but also manifests different degrees of Frailty in the motor skills of hand movements during daily tasks. This is especially interesting concerning "pattern recognition," which refers to the automatic detection of patterns or activities. Furthermore, existing measurement instruments appear to primarily focus on the lower extremities, while specific assessment of the upper extremities provides valuable supplementary information.
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