title: Dance! Don't Fall - preventing falls and promoting exercise at home.
abstract: Falling is a serious danger to older adults that is usually only addressed after a person has fallen, when doctors administer clinical tests to determine the patient's risk of falling again. Having the technological capability of performing fall risk assessment tests with a smartphone, the authors set out to design a mobile application that would enable users to monitor their risk themselves and consequently prevent falls from occurring. The authors conducted a literature review and two observation sessions before beginning the iterative design process that resulted in the Dance! Don't Fall (DDF) game, a mobile application that enables users to both monitor their fall risk and actively reduce it through fun and easy exercise.
authors.affiliation: Fraunhofer Portugal, AICOS, Porto, Portugal. maureen.kerwin@fraunhofer.pt
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kerwin
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Paula Alexandra
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003614:Dance Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005717:Games, Experimental; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D018910:Video Games