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Information and communication technologies (ICT) provide means for developing new tools for preventing falls. To enhance adherence to fall prevention interventions, end users need to be engaged from the early phases of the development process. This paper reports the focus group evaluation of five scenarios related to fall risk assessment and fall prevention. There were four focus groups with older adults in both Finland and Spain; 58 participants in all. The most interesting features for the interviewees were usage of intelligent gym equipment, the possibility of peer support and multi-factorial fall risk assessment. The scenario with intelligent gym equipment rose above the others among Finnish participants, while the scenarios were ranked more evenly by Spanish correspondents. The analysis showed that a personal history of falls and a connection to current habits and routines affected the reception of the proposed solutions.
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Similä, H., Immonen, M., Gordillo, C.G., Petäkoski-Hult, T., Eklund, P. (2013). Focus Group Evaluation of Scenarios for Fall Risk Assessment and Fall Prevention in Two Countries. In: Nugent, C., Coronato, A., Bravo, J. (eds) Ambient Assisted Living and Active Aging. IWAAL 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8277. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03092-0_6
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