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A new smartphone application, knock-to-panic (KTP), allows users to send emergency alerts by tapping their device. This low-power system offers a reliable and accessible safety solution for the elderly and general population.

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  • Gerontology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Biomedical Engineering

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  • Growing need for innovative healthcare technologies to enhance elderly well-being.
  • Smartphones offer a ubiquitous and portable platform for developing novel health solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce knock-to-panic (KTP), an emergency alert application for smartphones.
  • To provide an economic, reliable, and unobtrusive safety system for elderly monitoring.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a threshold-based algorithm for the KTP application.
  • Designed for low battery power consumption.
  • Utilizes smartphone's inherent technology for simple activation via device tapping.

Main Results:

  • KTP functions as a complete and autonomous emergency system.
  • Demonstrates potential as a superior alternative to traditional emergency calls.
  • Achieves sensitivity and specificity above 90% in performance evaluations.

Conclusions:

  • KTP offers a viable and potentially superior emergency alert system compared to existing methods.
  • The application's ease of use and low power consumption make it suitable for the elderly and general population.
  • KTP represents an innovative advancement in personal safety technology.