A scoping review of augmented/virtual reality health and wellbeing interventions for older adults: redefining immersive virtual reality

J Carroll, L Hopper, AM Farrelly… - Frontiers in Virtual …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technologies are regularly used in psychology
research to complement psychological interventions and to enable an individual to feel as if …

User Experience of Older People While Using Digital Health Technologies: A Systematic Review

E Takano, H Maruyama, T Takahashi, K Mori… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Digital technologies ranging from biosensors to virtual reality have revolutionized the
healthcare landscape by offering innovations that hold great promise in addressing the …

Estratégias tecnológicas voltadas para prevenção de quedas em ambiente hospitalar: revisão integrativa

RC Alves, RMB Colichi, SAM Lima - Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Objetivo Identificar o conhecimento produzido sobre estratégias tecnológicas voltadas para
prevenção de quedas de adultos no ambiente hospitalar. Métodos Revisão integrativa da …

The validity of a mixed reality-based automated functional mobility assessment

R Sun, RG Aldunate, JJ Sosnoff - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Functional mobility assessments (ie, Timed Up and Go) are commonly used clinical tools for
mobility and fall risk screening in older adults. In this work, we proposed a new Mixed …

Key factor cutoffs and interval reference values for stratified fall risk assessment in community-dwelling older adults: the role of physical fitness, body composition …

C Pereira, G Veiga, G Almeida, AR Matias… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Fall risk assessment and determination of older adults' individual risk profiles
are crucial elements in fall prevention. As such, it is essential to establish cutoffs and …

Identifying sensors-based parameters associated with fall risk in community-dwelling older adults: an investigation and interpretation of discriminatory parameters

X Wang, J Cao, Q Zhao, M Chen, J Luo, H Wang, L Yu… - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background Falls pose a severe threat to the health of older adults worldwide. Determining
gait and kinematic parameters that are related to an increased risk of falls is essential for …

Determining the profile of people with fall risk in community-living older people in algarve region: a cross-sectional, population-based study

C Guerreiro, M Botelho, E Fernández-Martínez… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
One in three people aged 65 years or older falls every year. Injuries associated with this
event among the older population are a major cause of pain, disability, loss of functional …

Translation, validity and reliability of the fall risk scale for older adults

M Cossio-Bolaños, R Vidal-Espinoza… - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Falls in older adults are a common and serious threat to health and functional
independence. It can cause psychological distress, inability to participate in activities of daily …

Social Robots in Hospital Settings: An Initial Exploration of the Services Provided, Interaction Style and in the Field Evaluation

N Gasteiger, T Zhu, E Broadbent, J Lim… - Companion of the 2024 …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
There is interest in using social robots in hospitals but little understanding of how they
engage with users to fulfil their roles. Research in the field helps understand how HRI may …

A multifactorial fall risk assessment system for older people utilizing a low-cost, markerless Microsoft Kinect

T Kim, X Yu, S Xiong - Ergonomics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Falls among older people are a major health concern. This study aims to develop a
multifactorial fall risk assessment system for older people using a low-cost, markerless …