Dance! Don't Fall - Preventing falls and promoting exercise at home

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 177, Issue , 2012, Pages 254-259

  Kerwin, Maureen ^a   Nunes, Francisco ^a   Silva, Paula Alexandra ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER PORTUGAL AICOS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dance games; Fall risk assessment; Mobile applications; Older adults; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

MOBILE COMPUTING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY;

CLINICAL TESTS; DANCE GAMES; ITERATIVE DESIGN; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; OLDER ADULTS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; FALLING; GAME; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MUSIC THERAPY; RECREATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; DANCE THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84866763610     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-069-7-254     Document Type: Conference Paper

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