fall detection; fall prevention; wearable sensors; bedtime monitoring; assisted living1. Introduction Life expectancy has been increasing over the years [1], mainly due to various scientific and technological achievements. This fact poses a series of challenges that can be addressed from scientific ...
Falls are a major health hazard for older adults; therefore, in the context of an aging population, predicting the risk of a patient suffering falls in the near future is of great impact for health care systems. Currently, the standard prospective fall risk assessment instrument relies on a se...
Over recent years, elderly and vulnerable people have used personal pendant alarms, which require them to press a button to alert someone when they have fallen over. But these devices have several limitations. For a start, individuals must choose to put them on, and then leave them on...
With the advancement of the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data analytics, several works had been done on smart home health care systems that deal with in house monitoring for fall detection. Despite so much work, the challenges remain for not considering emotional care in the fall ...
This essay critically analyzes fall prevention intervention in diabetic elderly population and its impact on their health and wellbeing.
With the advancement of the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data analytics, several works had been done on smart home health care systems that deal with in house monitoring for fall detection. Despite so much work, the challenges remain for not considering emotional care in the fall ...
monitoring field, providing better protection for the quality of life and safety management of the elderly. At the same time, we also need to focus on and address technology upgrades, cost reduction, privacy and ethical challenges to promote the continued development and widespread use of 60G ...
AIFMS Autonomous Intelligent Fall Monitoring System for the Elderly Persons Falls are the major cause of injuries and death of elders who live alone at home. Various research works have provided the best solution to the fall detect... E Ramanujam,T Perumal - 《Int.j.ambient Comput.intell》 ...
The increasing life expectancy among older populations presents unique challenges in today’s western societies [1]. Maintenance of physical function, mobility, and the possibility to live independently are important for older adults with regard to health and quality of life. However, this goal is ...
“You have got a lot of elderly people, this is my experience I’m afraid, and some of whom are, a bit thoughtless… and they do tend to leave stuff around. And they do tend not to always look where they’re going. And it might be a good jog for them.” (Ethan). ...