Project 176602
Evaluating the cause and prevention of "real life" falls in the residential care environment.
Evaluating the cause and prevention of "real life" falls in the residential care environment.
Project Information
| Study Type: | Unclear |
| Research Theme: | N/A |
Institution & Funding
| Principal Investigator(s): | Robinovitch, Stephen N |
| Co-Investigator(s): | Chaudhury, Habib; Claydon, Victoria; Golnaraghi, Farid; Leung, Albert M; Mori, Greg; Payandeh, Shahram; Scott, Vicky J; Sixsmith, Andrew; Vaughan, Rodney |
| Institution: | Simon Fraser University (Burnaby, B.C.) |
| CIHR Institute: | N/A |
| Program: | |
| Peer Review Committee: | Emerging Team Grant: Alliances in Mobility in Aging |
| Competition Year: | 2008 |
| Term: | 1 yr 0 mth |
Abstract Summary
The primary goal of this team grant is to create a novel program of collaborative research between universities, government agencies, and end users, for the development of innovative technologies to prevent falls and fall-related injuries in older adults. Our efforts involve an integrated set of research and demonstration projects in long-term care and assisted living facilities. Collectively, our projects address two fundamental barriers to the prevention of fall injuries in older adults: (1) the need to develop technologies (such as wearable sensors and video-based networks) for reliably detecting falls, and providing objective, real-time data on the cause and circumstances of these events; and (2) the need to develop, implement, and evaluate novel technologies (such as compliant flooring and active wearable hip protectors) for reducing the risk for injury in the event of a fall.
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