Research Article
Interdisciplinary Design of a Pervasive Fall Handling System
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255784, author={Jan Van den Bergh and Shirley Elprama and Kris Luyten and Brenda Aendekerk and Femke De Backere and An Jacobs}, title={Interdisciplinary Design of a Pervasive Fall Handling System}, proceedings={Interdisciplinary Design of Pervasive Healthcare Applications}, publisher={ICST}, proceedings_a={IDPHA}, year={2014}, month={7}, keywords={context awareness fall handling interaction design}, doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255784} }- Jan Van den Bergh
Shirley Elprama
Kris Luyten
Brenda Aendekerk
Femke De Backere
An Jacobs
Year: 2014
Interdisciplinary Design of a Pervasive Fall Handling System
IDPHA
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255784
Abstract
Falls among elderly are an important concern as they impact the capability to live independently. Falls do not only have a negative impact on one's physical well-being, an increased risk of falling also has an important impact on one's psychological well-being. A context-aware fall handling system can mitigate many of the problems of falls by facilitating timely and appropriate handling of falls.
In this paper, we present the results of an early exploration of using context as part of fall detection and resolution services in Flanders, Belgium. We put specific emphasis on the role of diverse disciplines during the process and reflect on their influence on the outcomes. We believe that these reflections could be more generally applicable for interdisciplinary research projects.