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Abstract

Objectives: To describe the patterns of personal emergency response systems (PERS) use in a statewide cohort of older Australians.Methods: PERS data from clients enrolled in the Personal Alarm Victoria program between January 2014 and June 2017 were analysed. Alarm activation reasons were extracted, and a medical record audit was performed for a sub-cohort of patients admitted to a local hospital following an alarm event. Descriptive statistics were used.Results: There were 42,180 clients enrolled during the study (mean age 80 years, 80% female, 93% living alone). An ambulance attended 44% of the fall-related events and 81% of events coded as unwell. Activation reasons were distributed equally between a fall and feeling unwell, and a repeating pattern of activation reasons was observed. In our sub-cohort (n = 92), the majority of admissions (86%) followed an alarm activation coded as unwell.Conclusion: We demonstrated recurring patterns associated with the reasons for alarm use.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Andrew, NE and Wang, Y and Teo, K and Callisaya, ML and Moran, C and Snowdon, DA and Ellmers, S and Beare, R and Richardson, D and Srikanth, V
Keywords:	aging, emergencies, falls, personal emergency response systems
Journal or Publication Title:	Australasian Journal on Ageing
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
ISSN:	1440-6381
DOI / ID Number:	10.1111/ajag.12941
Copyright Information:	© 2021 AJA Inc.
Related URLs:	Google Scholar: Callisaya, ML UTAS Profile: Callisaya, ML
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