Effectiveness of light paths coupled with personal emergency response systems in preventing functional decline among the elderly

Introduction: The elderly population is at high risk of functional decline, which will induce significant costs due to long-term care. Dependency could be delayed by preventing one of its major determinants: falls. Light paths coupled with personal emergency response systems could prevent the functi...

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Main Authors: Florent Lachal, Achille Edem Tchalla, Noëlle Cardinaud, Isabelle Saulnier, Hichem Nessighaoui, Cécile Laubarie-Mouret, Thierry Dantoine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-08-01
Series:SAGE Open Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312116665764