TY - GEN
T1 - Development of computer games for assessment and training in post-stroke arm telerehabilitation
AU - Rodriguez-De-Pablo, Cristina
AU - Perry, Joel C.
AU - Cavallaro, Francesca I.
AU - Zabaleta, Haritz
AU - Keller, Thierry
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability among adults in industrialized nations. The majority of these disabilities include deficiencies in arm function, which can make independent living very difficult. Research shows that better results in rehabilitation are obtained when patients receive more intensive therapy. However this intensive therapy is currently too expensive to be provided by the public health system, and at home few patients perform the repetitive exercises recommended by their therapists. Computer games can provide an affordable, enjoyable, and effective way to intensify treatment, while keeping the patient as well as their therapists informed about their progress. This paper presents the study, design, implementation and user-testing of a set of computer games for at-home assessment and training of upper-limb motor impairment after stroke.
AB - Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability among adults in industrialized nations. The majority of these disabilities include deficiencies in arm function, which can make independent living very difficult. Research shows that better results in rehabilitation are obtained when patients receive more intensive therapy. However this intensive therapy is currently too expensive to be provided by the public health system, and at home few patients perform the repetitive exercises recommended by their therapists. Computer games can provide an affordable, enjoyable, and effective way to intensify treatment, while keeping the patient as well as their therapists informed about their progress. This paper presents the study, design, implementation and user-testing of a set of computer games for at-home assessment and training of upper-limb motor impairment after stroke.
KW - telerehabilitation
KW - serious games
KW - robotic rehabilitation
KW - upper-limb
KW - stroke
KW - telerehabilitation
KW - computer game
KW - patient rehabilitation
KW - upper-limb
KW - stroke
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84870801823&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346984
DO - 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346984
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 23366945
AN - SCOPUS:84870801823
SN - 9781424441198
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
SP - 4571
EP - 4574
BT - 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2012
T2 - 34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2012
Y2 - 28 August 2012 through 1 September 2012
ER -
