eVOTO. A validated digital measuring instrument to detect the risk of falling in the living environment of the elderly person

In particular, the complex chronic care problem is expanding because of this demographic transition. Among the older population, the problem of falls is an important factor in the increase in care. In the context of the fall problem, the VOTO (Fall Risk Detection in the Home Environment of the Elderly) was developed in the past as part of a bachelor's thesis in occupational therapy.

'VOTO' is an instrument that detects the fall risk factors in the home environment of the elderly person. This instrument has proven its worth in the field, but no longer meets the current quality requirement of 'feasibility'. The need for a new, digital tool that can be easily filled in by the occupational therapist and which can be linked to the electronic occupational therapy file is urgent.

The development need thus concerns the development of a prototype of a digital measuring instrument that meets the current requirements of the healthcare sector. This instrument, the e-VOTO, must be tested for the psychometric characteristics of validity, reliability, manageability and responsiveness. There is also a need for a business model that can be used by an interested party, such as a health insurer, to implement the e-VOTO.

This project is realized through a collaboration between three courses, namely Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, Bachelor of Graphic and Digital Media and Bachelor of Business Management. The professional field and students are closely involved in the development of this project.