Advances in Personal Emergency Response and Detection Systems
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Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) allow an individual to contact 911 or family members by pushing a button on a pendant which communicates with the PERS console to dial the emergency numbers. While simple to use, traditional PERS devices have limitations, some of which are overcome with more recently introduced home monitoring systems. This paper discusses PERS benefits, barriers to use, options, and alternatives that are currently available or in development.
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Some older adults are reluctant to adopt PER systems.
“some older adults are reluctant to adopt them (Heinbüchner et al., 2010; Hessels et al., 2011; Nyman and Victor, 2014).”
From Making Emergency Calls More Accessible to Older Adults Through a Hands-free Speech Interface in the House (2019) · cites this paper as Hessels et al., 2011
Wearable personal emergency response (PER) systems are the mainstream solution for allowing frail and isolated individuals to call for help in an emergency.
“Wearable personable emergency response (PER) systems are the mainstream solution for allowing frail and isolated individuals to call for help in an emergency.”
From Making Emergency Calls More Accessible to Older Adults Through a Hands-free Speech Interface in the House (2019) · cites this paper as Hessels et al., 2011
PER devices are not well adapted to all users and are often not worn all the time, so they are not available when needed.
“However, these devices are not well adapted to all users and are often not worn all the time, meaning they are not available when needed.”
From Making Emergency Calls More Accessible to Older Adults Through a Hands-free Speech Interface in the House (2019) · cites this paper as Hessels et al., 2011
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- Authors
- Hessels, V., Le Prell, G. S., & Mann, W. C.
- Affiliations
- North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hessels, Virginia
- Venue
- Assistive Technology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-09
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 152-161
- ISSN
- 1040-0435 (ISSN-L)
- 1949-3614
- OpenAlex
- W1727384524
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 5.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Assistive Technology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Social Sciences › Demography › Technology Use by Older Adults
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Keywords
- personal emergency response systems, home monitoring system, emergency alerting, barriers to use, elderly safety
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