Smart Wearable Technologies for Balance Rehabilitation in Older Adults at Risk of Falls: Scoping Review and Comparative Analysis

Brooke Nairn   ^{1, 2} , BSc, MSc ;   Vassilios Tsakanikas   ³ , PhD ;   Becky Gordon   ⁴ , BSc ;   Efterpi Karapintzou   ³ , MEng ;   Diego Kaski   ^{2, 5, 6} , MD, PhD ;   Dimitrios I Fotiadis   ³ , PhD ;   Doris-Eva Bamiou   ^{1, 2} , MSc, MD, PhD

¹ Faculty of Brain Sciences, The Ear Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom

² Department of Neuro-otology, Royal National Ear Nose and Throat and Eastman Dental Hospital, University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom

³ Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

⁴ Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom

⁵ Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom

⁶ National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom