ICT-based system to predict and prevent falls (iStoppFalls): Results from an international multicenter randomized controlled trial

European Review of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Gschwind, Yves J ^a   Eichberg, Sabine ^b   Ejupi, Andreas ^c   de Rosario, Helios ^d,e   Kroll, Michael ^b   Marston, Hannah R ^b   Drobics, Mario ^c   Annegarn, Janneke ^f   Wieching, Rainer ^g   Lord, Stephen R ^a   Aal, Konstantin ^g   Vaziri, Daryoush ^g   Woodbury, Ashley ^a   Fink, Dennis ^b   Delbaere, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^e BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^f PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balance; Exergames; Fall prevention; Older adults; Sensor based; Strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950127421     PISSN: 18137253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s11556-015-0155-6     Document Type: Article

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