Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0884127
Funding Status
Closed
Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the Feedback Form.
Funded Activity Summary
Access to mobile communications for older people with impairments. This research will determine the potential to use mobile communications to enable older people with impairments to remain active members of the community. it will test the capacity for mobiles to enable: * older people with impairments to maintain social communication links and summon assistance; and * caregivers to maintain contact with the older person during the day. Providing these capabilities has the potential to improve the wellbeing and confidence of older people with impairments and their caregivers and to reduce negative outcomes due to falls or other medical problems by enabling older people to summon assistance easily.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2009
End Date: 03-2014
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $90,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Rehabilitation Engineering | Public Health and Health Services | Health Information Systems (Incl. Surveillance) | Care For Disabled
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Telecommunications | Health related to ageing | Preventive medicine |
