Falls among older adults can lead to serious injuries, reduced mobility, and a decline in overall health and independence. This study shows the utilization of a web platform that integrates the fragmented information collected from various game booths of a community-based event to provide a brief holistic assessment for elderly in fall prevention. We designed a web platform which serves as a centralized hub, enabling the collection and integration of data from nine booths. The game-based booths included fitness test, fall risk assessment, medical/health history and related questions, and validated health assessment tools. The web platform will show the findings and interpretation immediately after entering the collected data. Healthcare professionals (including nurses and physiotherapists) and trained students provided personalised health education according to the assessment results. Participants were required to wear a wrist band bearing a QR code to facilitate quick data input of their results using a mobile device and each game booth was designed to be completed in about five minutes. 162 older adults joined the community event (mean age of 74.3; 15% male and 85% female). When asked about the effectiveness of the event and whether they were willing to join again, the mean scores are 4.46 and 4.39 (out of 5), respectively. A digital integration approach helps reduce older adults’ cognitive burden and reduce their attention span requirement, facilitating them to enjoy the event to understand more about fall risk and their health status.

Authors:
Tyrone Tai-on Kwok, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong
Agnes Yuen Kwan Lai, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong
Grace Yuying Sun, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong
Queenie Pui Sze Law, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong

About the Presenter(s)
Dr Tyrone Tai-on Kwok is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Hong Kong Metropolitan University in Hong Kong

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