IStoppFalls: ICT based system to predict & prevent falls

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1038210

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Technology-based solutions have potential to increase effectiveness of individualized quality healthcare while reducing costs and using scarce human resources to maximum effect. Fall prediction and prevention is a research field where technology can be used to facilitate healthy ageing, well-being and independent living. The primary aim of the iStoppFalls project is to develop and evaluate innovative home-based technologies for continuous monitoring and prevention of falls risk in older adults.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Targeted Calls

Funding Amount: $579,018.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geriatrics and Gerontology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

accidental falls | ageing population | development | evaluation | exercise training | falls prevention | health care delivery | healthy ageing | monitoring | prediction

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