GSA 2024 Abstract

REDUCING SERIOUS FALL INJURIES IN OLDER ADULTS: RESULTS OF A MULTICENTER WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY STUDY

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Abstract

Falls remain an immense public health concern for our growing aging population, causing over 3 million ER visits annually. With falls that result in hip fractures having devastating consequences for older adult health and independence, new solutions are urgently needed.

The paper

Philadelphia VA Medical Center; Thomas Jefferson University

GSA 2024 Abstract, 31 Dec 2024, CC BY

Presented at GSA 2024

doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae098.2233