Objective To conduct systematic review to better define how medical mobile applications
(apps) have been used in environments relevant to physical medicine and rehabilitation …

This paper presents a state-of-the-art survey of smartphone (SP)-based solutions for fall
detection and prevention. Falls are considered as major health hazards for both the elderly …

The risk of falls in older adults restrict their social life and independent living. The assisted
living devices help older adults to live independently in their home, giving a psychological …

Falls in older people remain a major public health challenge [1]. Most of the current
knowledge on risk factors is derived from epidemiological studies [2], interviews [3] and …

In this paper we use the accelerometer of a smart phone to design and implement a fall
monitor with GPS function for the user. We not only analyze the change of acceleration but …

Abstract Wearable Fall Detection Systems (FDSs) have gained much research interest
during last decade. In this regard, Machine Learning (ML) classifiers have shown great …

Active Ageing aims to foster a physically, mentally and socially active lifestyle as a person
ages. It is a complex, multi-faceted problem that involves a variety of different actors, such as …

Emergence of the Internet and widespread use of mobile computing have brought traditional
eHealth beyond the boundary of the clinical setting, evolving to mHealth which is patient …

The active ageing paradigm aims to contribute to the expectation of a healthy, autonomous
and independent life with quality. The technological solutions might have a key role in the …

Wearable sensor systems composed of small and light sensing nodes have the potential to
revolutionise healthcare. While uptake has increased over time in a variety of application …