DocumentCode
3215482
Title
Step Training System: An ICT solution to measure and reduce fall risk in older adults
Author
Smith, Stuart T. ; Davies, Thomas A. ; Lennox, Jamie
Author_Institution
Univ. of Tasmania, Newnham, TAS, Australia
fYear
2013
fDate
3-7 July 2013
Firstpage
7033
Lastpage
7035
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.
Keywords
biomechanics; geriatrics; risk management; telemedicine; ICT solution; Step Training System; choice stepping reaction time task; fall risk assessment; fall risk reduction; older adults; Aging; Australia; Communities; Databases; Games; Physiology; Training;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Osaka
ISSN
1557-170X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611177
Filename
6611177
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