Malcolm J. Fisk is a social scientist with expertise on the support needs of older people.
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction: what are social alarms?
1
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Social theory and social alarms
23
(14)
A critical review of the literature
37
(18)
The origins of social alarms
55
(22)
Social alarms in England and Wales
77
(16)
Social alarms in Scotland
93
(14)
Social alarms in Ireland
107
(14)
Social alarms (PRS) in North America
121
(20)
Social alarms in the rest of the world
141
(24)
Social alarms: international comparisons
165
(14)
Social alarms and smart homes
179
(16)
Social alarms, telemedicine and telecare
195
(12)
Falls, lifestyle monitoring and dementia care
207
(28)
Conclusions
235
(14)
Appendix A note on methodology
249
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References
255
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Index
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