title: Preliminary investigation into the use of Autonomous Fall Detectors.
abstract: A study was realized in France to meet the requirements of an autonomous fall sensor worn on the body. It consisted of a written questionnaire of which 149 were returned completed, which reveals that users are favorable to the use of a portable fall detector, worn like a watch, all through their daily activities, with a special wish for an audio feed back of the correct activity and, moreover, are ready to pay for the service on a monthly rate basis.
authors.affiliation: Grenoble University, lab. TIMC-IMAG, France. Norbert.Noury@imag.fr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Noury
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galay
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pasquier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ballussaud
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000465:Algorithms; D003020:Clothing; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004867:Equipment Design; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014159:Transducers