Frail Project

14/04/2020

This article is part of a series, covering FRAIL pilot evaluation. You can read part 1 here, and part two here. The FRAIL pilot testing took place in France and Germany, from April until November 2019. Fall Detection In our pilot study, we used Huawei smartwatch with the LOLA App by Qolware. Many co...

13/04/2020

This article is part of a series, covering FRAIL pilot evaluation. You can read part 1 here, and part two here. The FRAIL pilot testing took place in France and Germany, from April until November 2019. Fall Detection In our pilot study, we used Huawei smartwatch with the LOLA App by Qolware. Many comparable devices on the market fail to provide a reliable automatic fall detection. [ 288 more words ]

This article is part of a series, covering FRAIL pilot evaluation. You can read part 1 here, and part two here. The FRAIL pilot testing took place in France and Germany, from April until November 2019. Fall Detection In our pilot study, we used Huawei smartwatch with the LOLA App by Qolware. Many co...

09/04/2020

This article is part of a series, covering FRAIL pilot evaluation. The first article can be found here. The FRAIL pilot testing took place in France and Germany, from April until November 2019. To assess the participants’ sociodemographic status, their opinion about health monitoring, and the impact of the usage of the Lola App on the frailty of the user we created two questionnaires. [ 510 more words ]

This article is part of a series, covering FRAIL pilot evaluation. The first article can be found here. The FRAIL pilot testing took place in France and Germany, from April until November 2019. To assess the participants’ sociodemographic status, their opinion about health monitoring, and the impa...

06/04/2020

The FRAIL Pilot study took place in France and Germany, between April and November 2019. Elderly adults living in a senior residence, nursing homes, retirement homes, and private homes agreed to wear a smartwatch with a prototype version of the LOLA App for three weeks. In total, 132 individuals took part in the study. Participants filled out questionnaires before and after the observation period and completed a fall diary in case of a fall during the period. [ 245 more words ]

The FRAIL Pilot study took place in France and Germany, between April and November 2019. Elderly adults living in a senior residence, nursing homes, retirement homes, and private homes agreed to wear a smartwatch with a prototype version of the LOLA App for three weeks. In total, 132 individuals too...

03/04/2020

On the 6th and 7th of March 2020, the Chair of Human Movement Science participated in the third congress of GAMMA (Society of the analysis of human motor skills and their clinical application) with this year’s leading theme “Movement Analysis: Clinic – Everyday Life – Sports”. The motor sk...

02/04/2020

On the 6th and 7th of March 2020, the Chair of Human Movement Science participated in the third congress of GAMMA (Society of the analysis of human motor skills and their clinical application) with this year's leading theme “Movement Analysis: Clinic – Everyday Life – Sports”. The motor skills play an important role in everyday life as well as in sports. [ 136 more words ]

On the 6th and 7th of March 2020, the Chair of Human Movement Science participated in the third congress of GAMMA (Society of the analysis of human motor skills and their clinical application) with this year’s leading theme “Movement Analysis: Clinic – Everyday Life – Sports”. The motor sk...

23/03/2020

Usually, the assessment of frailty is often observational and self-reported. As subjective measures are prone to bias, an objective frailty screening is needed. In particular, lower physical function represents a key point in frailty assessment and is generally recorded by the use of questionnaires. But using questionnaires may result in imprecise data, as people may have difficulties to recognize low-intensity activities of daily living (ADLs). [ 564 more words ]

Usually, the assessment of frailty is often observational and self-reported. As subjective measures are prone to bias, an objective frailty screening is needed. In particular, lower physical function represents a key point in frailty assessment and is generally recorded by the use of questionnaires....

31/10/2019

The student exchange program as a part of the FRAIL project was organized between three partners of the project – Qolware, TUM, and imec. Five students decided to participate in the program, and they spent two weeks in Munich, in Qolware and TUM, and traveled to Brussels to visit imec. Week 1 – Product Design, Market Research, and Business Strategy… [ 416 more words ]

The student exchange program as a part of the FRAIL project was organized between three partners of the project – Qolware, TUM, and imec. Five students decided to participate in the program, and they spent two weeks in Munich, in Qolware and TUM, and traveled to Brussels to visit imec. Week 1 – ...

18/10/2019

Back in May, we published an article summarizing the basics of the FRAIL pilot testing of the Lola App for fall detection. If you would like to join our pilot testing you can find more information in that article. So far, most of the participants in the pilot are from France and were recruited with the help of the project partner… [ 118 more words ]

Back in May, we published an article summarizing the basics of the FRAIL pilot testing of the Lola App for fall detection. If you would like to join our pilot testing you can find more information in that article. So far, most of the participants in the pilot are from France and were recruited with....

17/10/2019

The third and final part of the student exchange program brought students to imec Brussels. The week at imec was full of hands-on work with smartwatches, data collection, and ADL recognition. And we clearly had a good time!

14/10/2019

Our Student Exchange Program between Qolware, TUM, and imec was a big success. The students, as well as partners, learned a lot during those 3 weeks. The exchange program was also appreciated by and shared on their website. http://bit.ly/2pgvQyS

Five students, three study visits and a new vision for capturing frailty status Living independently and remaining an active actor in the society is very important for older people, but …

27/09/2019

If you are interested in learning about "Service Offer & Motivations of the Elderly: Bridging the gap with Health Assets" come to an international seminar organized by MADoPA (one of the FRAIL project partners) next Monday, 30th of September, in Paris. This full-day seminar is free but requires your registration. Find more information below.