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Falls among the elderly
— key is prevention, not detection | | Author(s) | Audrey Kinsella |
| Journal title | Journal of Assistive Technologies, vol 4, no 3, September 2010 |
| Pages | pp 25-28 |
| Source | http://www.pierprofessional.com doi: 10.5042/jat.2010.0487 |
| Keywords | Falls ; Preventative medicine ; Assistive technology ; Living in the community. |
| Annotation | Falls at home among the elderly population are frequent and costly occurrences. Timely responses to falls are possible when initiated by the use of Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS). More work is needed, however, in preventing these falls from occurring. Means to prevent falls include using higher technology such as telehealth systems and lower technology such as home modifications that better ensure safety of elderly residents. Fall prevention programmes that are developed specifically for those living in their own homes need to comprise a combination of both low- and high-tech preventative strategies. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-101018207 A |
| Classmark | OLF: LK2: M: K4 |
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