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Design and Analysis for Fall Detection System Simplification
Published on: April 6, 2020
Falls and the physical environment: a review and a new multifactorial falls-risk conceptual framework
Fabio Feldman1, Habib Chaudhury
1School of Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada. ffeldman@sfu.ca
Background:
Fall-related injuries result in significant physical and psychological suffering to the affected individuals. The physical environment is considered to have an important role in falls.
Purpose:
To conduct extensive review of and synthesize related literature, and to develop a conceptual framework to explain the relationship among falls, the physical environment, and older adults.
Methods:
Review of the literature was conducted to examine: (a) link between environmental hazards and falls, (b) efficacy of home-modification interventions, and (c) role of the physical environment in falls of people with cognitive impairment.
Results:
A strong link between environmental hazards and the risk of falls has yet to be established. A conceptual framework is presented that proposes that an individual's risk for falls can be determined by the interaction of three main factors: mobility, risk-taking behaviour, and physical environment.
Implications:
Environmental interventions should be combined with other interventions such as exercise programs and education.
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