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Digital mobility outcomes to describe real-world walking during recovery from a hip fracture: the Mobilise-D perspective

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Lynn RochesterORCiD, Dr Silvia Del DinORCiD

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Abstract

© The Author(s) 2026.Aim: To describe digital mobility outcomes in a sample of home-dwelling participants with a hip fracture at different phases of recovery (within 1 year from surgery) Findings: Overall, 90% of the 564 participants recruited had valid digital mobility assessment, indicating that this approach is highly feasible in this group. The amount (e.g., number of steps), pace (e.g., walking speed), and pattern (bout distribution) domains of the digital mobility assessment showed large differences across phases. Message: The observed variation in walking amount and pace and pattern across recovery phases indicate that digital mobility outcomes can provide an in-depth analysis of real-world mobility of hip fracture survivors.


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Author(s): Becker C, Eckert T, Klenk J, Jansen C-P, Berge MA, Engdal M, Vereijken B, Brenner N, Helbostad J, Saltvedt I, Johnsen LG, Blain H, Driss V, Solberg LB, Strom T, Caulfield B, Singleton D, Garcia-Aymerich J, Delgado-Ortiz L, Koch S, Buekers J, Alvarez P, Miller R, Rooks D, Rochester L, Del Din S, Cereatti A, Marcuzzi A

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: European Geriatric Medicine

Year: 2026

Pages: Epub ahead of print

Print publication date: 03/01/2026

Acceptance date: 15/12/2025

Date deposited: 12/01/2026

ISSN (print): 1878-7649

ISSN (electronic): 1878-7657

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-025-01391-w

DOI: 10.1007/s41999-025-01391-w

Data Access Statement: The data used in the preparation of this paper will be available to download from the Mobilise-D Zenodo page from late 2025 (https://zenodo.org/communities/mobilise-d).


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Funder referenceFunder name
EP/X031012/1
EPSRC
EP/X036146/1
European Union’s Horizon 2020
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)
NIHR/Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility (CRF)

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