The Lighthouse Alarm and Locator trial - A pilot study

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-212

  Melander Wikman, A ^a   Jansson, M ^a   Hallberg, J ^a   Mortberg C ^a,b,c   Gard, G ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Home care; Mobility; Positioning; Safety alarm

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALARM MONITORING; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VITAL SIGN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SWEDEN; TELECOMMUNICATION;

AGED; FOCUS GROUPS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SWEDEN; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 34447126359     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-2007-15304     Document Type: Article

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