Efficacy of simple home-based technologies combined with a monitoring assistive center in decreasing falls in a frail elderly population (results of the Esoppe study)

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 683-689

  Tchalla, Achille Edem ^a,b   Lachal, Florent ^a,b   Cardinaud, Noëlle ^a   Saulnier, Isabelle ^a,b   Bhalla, Devender ^c   Roquejoffre, Alain ^b   Rialle, Vincent ^d   Preux, Pierre Marie ^c   Dantoine, Thierry ^a,b  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^d GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Elderly; Fall; Frail; Prevention; Technologies

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIGHT PATH COUPLED WITH TELE ASSISTANCE SERVICE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84865613905     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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