Preliminary investigation into the use of Autonomous Fall Detectors.
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.
Noury
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Grenoble University, lab. TIMC-IMAG, France. Norbert.Noury@imag.fr
Galay
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Pasquier
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Ballussaud
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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