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Older adults' perceptions of technologies aimed at falls prevention, detection or monitoring: A systematic review

Findings
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2013
  • Year Published
    2014
  • Quality Rating
    7/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    United States (5); United Kingdom (3); Australia (2); Canada (2); Ireland (2); Austria (1); Ghana (1); Italy (1); Netherlands (1); New Zealand (1); Hong Kong (1); Taiwan (1); Viet Nam (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    Not applicable
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Evidence syntheses addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
    Culturally appropriate care
    Group care
    With what supports is care provided
    ICT/AI-enabled support for individuals who receive care
    Implementation strategies
    Consumer-targeted strategy
    Information or education provision
    Skills and competencies development
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
    Health promotion/primary prevention
  • Domain
    Diseases
    Other
    Accidents/injuries
    Technologies
    Devices
    Sectors
    Home and community care
    Public health
Publication details
  • Citation
    Hawley-Hague H, Boulton E, Hall A, Pfeiffer K, Todd C. Older adults' perceptions of technologies aimed at falls prevention, detection or monitoring: a systematic review. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2014;83(6):416-426.
  • DOI
    Not applicable

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