Komisar, Vicki http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3504-1796
Robinovitch, Stephen Neil http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3881-6227
Funding for this research was provided by:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (AMG-100487, TIR-103945, TEI-138295)
AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence (AWCRP-2015-WP5.2, AWCRP-2020-04, Technology and Aging Postdoctoral Award)
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (Postdoctoral Award #18481)
Article History
Accepted: 22 May 2021
First Online: 9 June 2021
Declarations
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: SNR has received (1) royalties from Tytex A/X, manufacturer of the Safehip brand of wearable hip protectors; (2) biomechanical consulting fees from Starkey Inc., for the evaluation of hearing aids that incorporate automatic fall detection; and (3) a research grant from SATech Inc., manufacturers of Smartcells compliant flooring systems. VK has received (1) research support from Rheon Labs, on fall detection and injury prevention, and (2) research support from Starkey Inc., for the evaluation of hearing aids that incorporate automatic fall detection.
: All reported studies/experiments with human or animal subjects performed by the authors have been previously published and complied with all applicable ethical standards (including the Helsinki declaration and its amendments, institutional/national research committee standards, and international/national/institutional guidelines).
: Observations related to video-captured falls in older adults in long-term care were based on data collected under protocols approved by the Research Ethics Board of Simon Fraser University. Informed consent was provided for sharing of images for research and education. The authors affirm that the human research participants shown in Fig. InternalRef removed provided informed consent for publication of these images.