Evaluation under real-life conditions of a stand-alone fall detector for the elderly subjects

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 391-398

  Bloch, F ^a,b   Gautier, V ^a   Noury, N ^c,d   Lundy, J E ^e,f   Poujaud, J ^e   Claessens, Y E ^f   Rigaud, A S ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a Paris Descartes University   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^d INSTITUT DES NANOTECHNOLOGIES DE LYON   (France)

^e Vigilio sa   (France)

^f université Paris Cité   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Fall detector; Real life conditions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE APPROVAL; DEVICE SAFETY; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL ALARMS; EMERGENCIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80053224486     PISSN: 18770657     EISSN: 18770665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2011.07.962     Document Type: Article

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