Understanding And Preventing Physical And Cognitive Decline And Falls In Older People With Dementia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$509,626.00
Summary
Falls are common in people with dementia and are more likely to result in injury, death and institutionalisation. There is limited evidence that falls can be prevented in this group. Strategies aimed at maintaining independence and preventing decline and falls are urgently needed. This research will a) further our understanding of fall risk and functional decline and b) explore novel fall and decline prevention programs, including the use of technology in older people with dementia.
IStoppFalls: ICT Based System To Predict & Prevent Falls
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$579,018.00
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.
The my-AHA project will develop and trial ICT based interventions for aging related frailty. These in-home ICT interventions are designed to reduce the incidence of conditions of frailty and resulting disability on older adults through the use of physical, cognitive, psychological, and social interventions. The project is a international collaboration of 16 organisations from Australia, Asia, and Europe.