What is it about?
We undertook focus groups in both countries to show older people technology solutions available and to discuss what they thought of these and if they would consider using them.
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Why is it important?
Falls are a serious issue for older people and can lead to premature hospitalisation, residential care, fear or even death. Technology offers some ways to reduce risk of falls, but only if older people use it. This paper sought to find out if older people were open to these solutions or not.
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This page is a summary of: Perceptions of older people in Ireland and Australia about the use of technology to address falls prevention, Ageing and Society, August 2018, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x18000983.
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