The state of knowledge on technologies and their use for fall detection: A scoping review

Globally, populations are aging with increasing life spans. The normal aging process and the resulting disabilities increase fall risks. Falls are an important cause of injury, loss of independence and institutionalization. Technologies have been developed to detect falls and reduce their consequences but their use and impact on quality of life remain debatable. Reviews on fall detection technologies exist but are not extensive. A comprehensive literature review on the state of knowledge of fall detection technologies can inform research, practice, and user adoption.

• Autores: Cruz, Antonio miguel; Rios Rincon, Adriana Maria; Lili, Liu; Lapierre, Nolween; Neubauer, Noelanahh; Rousseau, Jacqueline
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2018
• Institución: Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional ECI
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.escuelaing.edu.co:001/1510
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.escuelaing.edu.co/handle/001/1510; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2017.12.015
• Palabra clave: Tecnología; Adultos mayores; Caídas (Accidentes) en la vejez; Falls (Accidents) in old age; Scoping review; Falls; Technology; Older adults; Revisión de alcance; Caídas; Tecnología; Adultos mayores
• Rights: closedAccess
• License: http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb