Investigating the biomechanics of falls in older adults in long-term care using a video camera: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falls are a worrying and growing phenomenon worldwide that especially affects the elderly. With the development of technology, one way of studying the real-life falls that occur in healthcare settings is by using video cameras.

Aims

To (a) map the patterns of the research on real-life falls among older adults in healthcare settings as assessed with digital video camera supports; and (b) highlight the advances, the evidence produced, and the gaps still present regarding the biomechanics of falls as assessed technologically.

Methods

A scoping review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. CINAHL, PubMed and Google Scholar were searched. All studies regarding falls investigated with video

SUBMITTER: Traverso A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11451165 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature