Conference paper
Step Training System: An ICT solution to measure and reduce fall risk in older adults
Proceedings of the 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pp.7033-7035
IEEE International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 35th (Osaka, Japan, 03-Jul-2013–07-Jul-2013)
IEEE Publishing Inc.
2013
Abstract
Falls in older adults are a significant public heath issue with over 1/3 community-dwelling people aged 65 and over falling each year, many of them multiple times. We have developed and evaluated a set top box PC solution for delivering both fall risk assessment and fall risk reduction programs into the home. Preliminary field tests show that older adults engage with the system but that barriers to maintained use of the system do exist. © 2013 IEEE.
Details
- Title
- Step Training System: An ICT solution to measure and reduce fall risk in older adults
- Authors
- Stuart T Smith (Author) - University of TasmaniaT A Davies (Author) - University of TasmaniaJ Lennox (Author) - University of Tasmania
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pp.7033-7035
- Conference details
- IEEE International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 35th (Osaka, Japan, 03-Jul-2013–07-Jul-2013)
- Publisher
- IEEE Publishing Inc.
- Date published
- 2013
- DOI
- 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611177
- ISSN
- 1557-170X
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449172702621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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