Monitoring falls in elderly people: Lessons from a community-based project

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dc.contributor.authorPirnejad, H
dc.contributor.authorHuq, G
dc.contributor.authorBasilakis, J
dc.contributor.authorMaeder, Anthony
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-12T02:09:28Z
dc.date.available2016-10-12T02:09:28Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionThis article is published online with Open Access by IOS Press and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License.en
dc.description.abstractObjectives. This paper describes an evaluation of a community-based fall-detection project using smart phone based tri-axial accelerometry to identify factors that affect adoption and use of such technology by elderly people. Methods. A mixed methods study using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews was conducted to evaluate attitudes of the elderly people participating, as well as project stakeholders involved in the project. Information registered in a web-based fall management system was analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively, using an adapted version of Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). Results. Adoption rate was 61.7% and attrition rate was 57%, the most common reasons for attrition being health deterioration (50%) and problems with the device and the network (26.2%). Conclusion. We identified a number of challenges that affected the success of this project, including problems with the software, usability issues with the device, coverage of the network, training of participants, anden
dc.identifier.citationPirnejad, H., Huq, G., Basilakis, J. and Maeder, A.J. (2014). Monitoring falls in elderly people: Lessons from a community-based project. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Global Telehealth. The Netherlands: IOS Press. 3rd International Conference on Global Telehealth. Durban, South Africa. Nov 2014, pp. 50-61.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-456-5-50en
dc.identifier.isbn978-000000000
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2328/36437
dc.language.isoen
dc.oaire.license.condition.licenseCC-BY-NC
dc.publisherIOS Pressen
dc.rights© 2014 The authors and IOS Press.en
dc.rights.holderThe authors and IOS Press.en
dc.subjectTri-axial accelerometeren
dc.subjectFallsen
dc.subjectTelemonitoringen
dc.subjectElderly peopleen
dc.titleMonitoring falls in elderly people: Lessons from a community-based projecten
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local.contributor.authorOrcidLookupMaeder, Anthony: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7398-2581en_US
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