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2012
Conference Paper
Title

Dance! Don't Fall - Preventing falls and promoting exercise at home

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.
Author(s)
Kerwin, M.
Nunes, F.
Silva, P.A.
Mainwork
pHealth 2012. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Wearable Micro and Nano Technologies for Personalized Health  
Conference
International Conference on Wearable Micro and Nano Technologies for Personalized Health (pHealth) 2012  
DOI
10.3233/978-1-61499-069-7-254
Language
English
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