Assessment of a wearable fall prevention system at a veterans health administration hospital.

Thomas F OsborneZachary P VeigulisDavid M ArreolaIlya VrublevskiyPaola SuarezCatherine CurtinEvann SchalchRachel C CabotAngela Gant-Curtis

Published in: Digital health (2023)

The use of a sensor-enabled wearable SmartSock fall prevention system resulted in a clinically meaningful and statistically significant decrease in falls in the acute care setting.

Keyphrases

acute care
healthcare
heart rate
public health
mental health
emergency department
health information
blood pressure
health promotion
risk assessment
social media
adverse drug