Kerwin, Maureen, 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
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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.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Fall risk assessment; older adults; mobile applications; physical activity; dance games; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Design Innovation |
Item ID: | 6028 |
Identification Number: | 10.3233/978-1-61499-069-7-254 |
Depositing User: | Paula Alexandra Silva |
Date Deposited: | 16 Apr 2015 15:32 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics |
Publisher: | IOS Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Related URLs: | |
URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/6028 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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