Kerwin, Maureen and Nunes, Francisco and Silva, Paula Alexandra
(2012)
Dance! Don’t Fall – Preventing Falls and
Promoting Exercise at Home.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 177.
pp. 254-259.
ISSN 0926-9630
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.
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