Usage and Acceptance of an Emergency Alarm System by the Frail Elderly
- 1 December 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 22 (6) , 538-539
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/22.6.538
Abstract
Sixty-five percent of a frail, elderly, urban sample accepted the Lifeline telephone emergency response service when offered. Once on the system, 88% held positive attitudes toward it, and 29% elected to pay to continue it at the end of the demonstration project. Continuers had more serious medical conditions and had used the system at twice the rate of non-continuers to obtain help in emergencies. Acceptance and usage of the Lifeline system are associated with an attitude of active participation by frail persons in solving their health-related problems.Keywords
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