Defining the user requirements for wearable and optical fall prediction and fall detection devices for home use

Informatics for Health and Social Care

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 177-187

  Govercin, Mehmet ^a   Koltzsch Y ^a   Meis, M ^b   Wegel, S ^a   Gietzelt, M ^c   Spehr, J ^c   Winkelbach, S ^c   Marschollek, M ^d   Steinhagen Thiessen, E ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Hearing Centre Oldenburg GmbH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^d HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; ambient assisted living; biomedical technology; caregivers; focus groups; gait; information and communication technology; medical; mobility limitation; older adults; patient acceptance of health care; technology; user centered design

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REMOTE SENSING; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTICAL DEVICES; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78650039525     PISSN: 17538157     EISSN: 17538165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17538157.2010.528648     Document Type: Article

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