Citation

Georgelin AM. Soins Gerontol. 2017; 22(128): 24-28.

Vernacular Title

La téléassistance à domicile dans la détection des chutes.

Affiliation

Point Conseil 3(e) âge, 28 rue du Général-de-Gaulle, 95320 Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, France. Electronic address: anne-marie.georgelin@valdoise.fr.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Masson Editeur)

DOI

10.1016/j.sger.2017.09.006

PMID

29132660

Abstract

Remote assistance first appeared in the 1970s and the equipment has since evolved. Today, 20% of falls in elderly people aged 80 or over are detected by a remote assistance call. There are obstacles to the development of this system, notably the stigmatisation of old age and frailty. There is also the coexistence of the fear of disturbing neighbours, a feeling of an invasion of freedom and a certain fatality. Above all, remote assistance must remain an individual choice.

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Language: fr

Keywords

alarm; alarme; chute; elderly person; fall; free choice; libre choix; personne âgée; remote assistance; téléassistance