Title :
Preliminary investigation into the use of Autonomous Fall Detectors
Author :
Noury, N. ; Galay, A. ; Pasquier, J. ; Ballussaud, M.
Author_Institution :
Grenoble University, lab. TIMC-IMAG, France
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.
Keywords :
Detectors; Eyes; Feedback; Feeds; Helium; Packaging; Postal services; Watches; Wearable sensors; Acceleration; Accidental Falls; Activities of Daily Living; Algorithms; Clothing; Electric Power Supplies; Equipment Design; Feedback; Humans; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Patient Satisfaction; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Pilot Projects; Questionnaires; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649791
