Background Falls are a prevalent issue in the geriatric population and can result in
damaging physical and psychological consequences. Fall risk assessment can provide …

Background: With the rapid population ageing that is occurring world-wide, there is
increasing interest in “smart home” technologies that can assist older adults to continue …

Although an Internet-of-Things-based smart home solution can provide an improved and
better approach to healthcare management, yet its end user adoption is very low. With …

Interest in technology for older adults is driven by multiple converging trends: the rapid pace
of technological development; the unprecedented growth of the aging population in the …

Background: Falls represent a significant threat to the health and independence of adults
aged 65 years and older. As a wide variety and large number of passive monitoring systems …

Wearables are fundamental to improving our understanding of human activities, especially
for an increasing number of healthcare applications from rehabilitation to fine-grained gait …

A rapid increase in the percentage of elderly people over the past few years has been a
cause of serious concern among the research fraternity worldwide. Active research is being …

There are a growing number of seniors and a growing need for health-related ICT
(Information and Communication Technology) solutions to allow seniors to live …

This paper presents some recent developments in the field of wearable sensors and
systems that are relevant to rehabilitation and provides examples of systems with evidence …

Purpose Long-distance caregiving (LDC) technologies play a significant role in enabling
distant care and facilitating living-alone older adults to keep socially connected. However …