Citation

De San Migue K, Lewin G, Burton E, Howat P, Boldy D, Toye C. Home Health Care Serv. Q. 2017; 36(3-4): 164-177.

Affiliation

Centre for Nursing Research at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital , Perth , Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/01621424.2017.1373718

PMID

29220629

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess whether purchasing a personal alarm service makes a difference in a range of health outcomes for community dwelling older adults. The prospective cohort study involved 295 individuals for whom data on emergencies experienced at home were collected over a period of 12 months. Purchasers of alarms, compared to nonpurchasers, benefitted in terms of feeling more safe and secure and being more active around their home. Outcomes experienced after an emergency were similar for both groups with no differences found in terms of time spent on floor, or hospitalizations.

Language: en

Keywords

Falls; healthy aging; home emergency; personal alarms