5. Conclusion
Ensuring successful ageing for as many people as possible, against a backdrop of increasing numbers of elderly people, is a real challenge for society. Such an ambition requires the implementation of effective means of identifying and monitoring frail people, or those at risk of becoming frail, in order to bring them as far as possible back into the dynamics of successful ageing. Information and communication technologies provide part of the answer to this need, provided they can be harmoniously integrated into each individual's ecosystem.
The devices presented in this article meet this requirement. Combined with two very simple questionnaires integrated into a tablet, they already provide a set of five indicators for Fried's reference system (ARPEGE pack). They are still being researched, firstly to optimize the processing of sensor signals and the relevance of...
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Bibliography
Websites
Personalized autonomy allowance (Apa): Aggir grid http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F1229.xhtml (page consulted on 27/08/2014)
Events
Congress: Fragility of the elderly, held every year in a different location (odd-numbered years). http://www.fragilite.org/
Regulations
Decree no. 2010-1229 of October 19, 2010 on telemedicine. JORF n° 0245 of October 21, 2010. NOR:SASH1011044D
Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices (OJ L. 169, 12 July 1993, p. 1-43)
Patents
Device for evaluating and/or reinforcing grip strength, FR08/05193, 2008
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Jamar Dynamometer
Patterson Medical, Warrenville, Ill. http://www.pattersonmedical.com/
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