Kosse NM, Brands K, Bauer JM, Hortobagyi T, Lamoth CJ. Int J Med Inform. 2013 Sep;82(9):743-52. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2013.06.001. Abstract BACKGROUND: Falls are a serious health problem in old adults especially in nursing home residents and hospitalized patients. To prevent elderly from falling, sensors have been increasingly used in intramural care settings. However, there is no […]
Archive | Falls and technology related publications
Effects of remote feedback in home-based physical activity interventions for older adults: A systematic review
Farseeing partners from the German Sport University Cologne publish an interesting paper on the effects of remote feedback on physical activity.
Motivating and assisting physical exercise in independently living older adults: A pilot study
Patrícia Silveira, Eva van het Reve, Florian Daniel Fabio Casat, Eling D. de Bruin. Int J Med Inform. 2012 Dec 26. pii: S1386-5056(12)00239-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.11.015.
Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS)
M.E. Bowen, J. Craighead, C.A. Wingrave, W.D. Kearns. Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS) to improve fall detection. Gerontechnology 2010; 9(4):464-471. doi:10.4017/gt.2010.09.04.005.00 Objective To determine whether a Real Time Locating System (RTLS) can be used to accurately detect a fall and discuss the application of RTLS as a fall detection system in the home and health care […]
