With technological advancements in diagnostic imaging, smart sensing, and wearables, a multitude of heterogeneous sources or modalities are available to proactively monitor the health of the elderly. Due to the increasing risks of falls among older adult
Then, two trends can be recognized. Firstly, systems thatdetecta risk of fall (if possible) or a fall occurrence and activate an alarm. Cortes et al. [26] reviewed the use of hospital sensors as an adjuvant in the medical/nursing care plans to alert health care providers about the risk ...
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Healthcare professionals could utilize our model to assess and screen the identified risk factors in the general population. This would enable them to take the necessary actions to prevent fall risks in older adults in Pakistan. Lack of physical activity and exercise increases the vulnerability to ...
person instruction this fall as vaccinations continue and may even be required. These factors give promise to an economic recovery and stabilization of campus finances. There is still caution and some university leaders have been careful to not make too many predictions about fall enrollment,” he ...
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Article Open access 25 August 2023 Introduction Falls among elderly are a cause of major concern for health systems. According to the World Health Organization (WHO)1, around 646,000 mortal falls occur each year in the world, while 37.3 million falls are severe enough to require medical attenti...
The results of this study presented a multifactorial risk assessment with demographic, physical, cognitive, social and environmental dimensions related to falls in people with MS. These results may help healthcare professionals to better analyse patients and identify risk factors. The findings will encou...
As the population is aging and the burden of falls is expected to increase, establishing effective fall prevention strategies is an urgent task in the healthcare system. Fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) include antihypertensives, diuretics, analgesics, antidepressants, antipsychotics, and hypnotics [...
The aging of the population puts pressure on healthcare systems by raising the need for services, making labor shortages worse, and increasing the risk of both acute and chronic illnesses, including injuries from falls. The integration of advanced technologies in elderly care is revolutionizing the ...