With advances in medicine and healthcare systems, the average life expectancy of human
beings has increased to more than 80 yrs. As a result, the demographic old‐age …

This paper presents SmartFall, an Android app that uses accelerometer data collected from
a commodity-based smartwatch Internet of Things (IoT) device to detect falls. The …

Disease outbreaks are nowadays a critical issue despite the development and rapid growth
of technology. One of the major challenges facing healthcare professionals and healthcare …

Remote healthcare monitoring has exponentially grown over the past decade together with
the increasing penetration of Internet of Things (IoT) platforms. IoT-based health systems …

Due to the repercussion of falls on both the health and self-sufficiency of older people and
on the financial sustainability of healthcare systems, the study of wearable fall detection …

Falls have become a relevant public health issue due to their high prevalence and negative
effects in elderly people. Wearable fall detector devices allow the implementation of …

With improved quality of life, many countries are facing a serious aging problem. Falls, one
of the most common issues affecting the health of the elderly, are likely to cause irreversible …

Falls are a significant problem for persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Yet fall prevention
interventions are not often prescribed until after a fall has been reported to a healthcare …

Fall detection is a very challenging task that has a clear impact in the autonomous living of
the elderly individuals: suffering a fall with no support increases the fears of the elderly …

Given the high prevalence and detrimental effects of unintentional falls in the elderly, fall
detection has become a pertinent public concern. A Fall Detection System (FDS) gathers …