Feasibility of Non-contact Smart Sensor-Based Falls Detection in a Residential Aged Care Environment

Ann Borda; Cathy Said; Cecily Gilbert; Frank Smolenaers; Michael McGrath; Kathleen Gray

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-30817-9_7

Feasibility of Non-contact Smart Sensor-Based Falls Detection in a Residential Aged Care Environment

Ann Borda, Cathy Said, Cecily Gilbert, Frank Smolenaers, Michael McGrath, Kathleen Gray

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Few studies of sensor-based falls detection devices have monitored older people in long-term care settings. The present investigation has addressed this gap by trialing the feasibility and acceptability of a non-contact smart sensor system (NCSSS) to monitor behaviour and detect falls in an Australian residential aged care facility (RAC). Methods This investigation was undertaken using a mixed methods approach, comprising three phases: (1)Pilot study design and implementation at a RAC, using a purposive sampling approach;(2)Study evaluation and post-pilot interviews; and(3)Analysis and review of results.Results Data was collected for four RAC participants over four weeks of the NCSSS pilot study. Numerous feasibility challenges were encountered, for example, in the installation configuration, placement of sensors for optimal detection, network and connectivity issues, and maintenance requirements. Conclusion The area of smart sensor technologies in falls monitoring and detection remains a relatively emergent field of investigation, and presently there are few real-life studies of NCSSS in an Australian RAC setting reported in the literature. This study confirmed that NCSSS technology may have a role in falls and behaviour monitoring of elderly residents in RAC and home environments. However, feasibility factors may affect implementation and adherence.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Recent Advances in Intelligent Assistive Technologies
Subtitle of host publication	Paradigms and Applications
Editors	Hariton Costin, Björn Schuller, Adina Magda Florea
Place of Publication	Cham Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	7
Pages	165-186
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030308179
ISBN (Print)	9783030308162
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30817-9_7
Publication status	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Intelligent Systems Reference Library
Publisher	Springer
Volume	170
ISSN (Print)	1868-4394
ISSN (Electronic)	1868-4408

Keywords

Ambient assistive technology
Falls detection
Falls monitoring
Patient safety
Residential aged care
Smart sensors

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Borda, A., Said, C., Gilbert, C., Smolenaers, F., McGrath, M., & Gray, K. (2020). Feasibility of Non-contact Smart Sensor-Based Falls Detection in a Residential Aged Care Environment. In H. Costin, B. Schuller, & A. M. Florea (Eds.), Recent Advances in Intelligent Assistive Technologies: Paradigms and Applications (pp. 165-186). (Intelligent Systems Reference Library; Vol. 170). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30817-9_7

Borda, Ann ; Said, Cathy ; Gilbert, Cecily et al. / Feasibility of Non-contact Smart Sensor-Based Falls Detection in a Residential Aged Care Environment. Recent Advances in Intelligent Assistive Technologies: Paradigms and Applications. editor / Hariton Costin ; Björn Schuller ; Adina Magda Florea. Cham Switzerland : Springer, 2020. pp. 165-186 (Intelligent Systems Reference Library).

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Borda, A, Said, C, Gilbert, C, Smolenaers, F, McGrath, M & Gray, K 2020, Feasibility of Non-contact Smart Sensor-Based Falls Detection in a Residential Aged Care Environment. in H Costin, B Schuller & AM Florea (eds), Recent Advances in Intelligent Assistive Technologies: Paradigms and Applications. Intelligent Systems Reference Library, vol. 170, Springer, Cham Switzerland, pp. 165-186. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30817-9_7

Feasibility of Non-contact Smart Sensor-Based Falls Detection in a Residential Aged Care Environment. / Borda, Ann; Said, Cathy; Gilbert, Cecily et al.
Recent Advances in Intelligent Assistive Technologies: Paradigms and Applications. ed. / Hariton Costin; Björn Schuller; Adina Magda Florea. Cham Switzerland: Springer, 2020. p. 165-186 (Intelligent Systems Reference Library; Vol. 170).

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Borda A, Said C, Gilbert C, Smolenaers F, McGrath M, Gray K. Feasibility of Non-contact Smart Sensor-Based Falls Detection in a Residential Aged Care Environment. In Costin H, Schuller B, Florea AM, editors, Recent Advances in Intelligent Assistive Technologies: Paradigms and Applications. Cham Switzerland: Springer. 2020. p. 165-186. (Intelligent Systems Reference Library). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-30817-9_7

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