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The other important aspect that fall detectors may help to reduce is the time the elderly remain lying on the floor after falling (long lie). One of the conclusions of the study was that the fear of falling is likely to be substantially affected by user perception of the reliability and accuracy of the fall detector.

At the end of the study, those who wore the fall detector appropriately reported that they felt more confident and independent, and considered that the detector improved their safety. They conducted a study with community alarm users who had experienced a fall in the previous six months. The effect of automatic fall detection units on the fear of falling has been studied by Brownsel et al. Fear of falling has been shown to be associated with negative consequences such as avoidance of activities, less physical activity, falling, depression, decreased social contact and lower quality of life. In fact, falls and fear of falling depend on each other: an individual who falls may subsequently develop fear of falling and, viceversa, the fear of falling may increase the risk of suffering from a fall. Specifically, fall detectors can have a direct impact on the reduction in the fear of falling and the rapid provision of assistance after a fall. In a real-life scenario, they have the potential to mitigate some of the adverse consequences of a fall. Indeed, fall detectors are being actively investigated.Ī fall detection system can be defined as an assistive device whose main objective is to alert when a fall event has occurred. In this context, assistive devices that could help to alleviate this major health problem are a social necessity. If preventive measures are not taken in the immediate future, the number of injuries caused by falls is projected to be a 100% higher in 2030. In fact, falls exponentially increase with age-related biological changes, which is leading to a high incidence of falls and fall related injuries in the ageing societies. The frequency of falls increases with age and frailty level. According to the World Health Organization approximately 28-35% of people aged 65 and over fall each year increasing to 32-42% for those over 70 years of age.