Conference paper
Electronic Games for Aged Care and Rehabilitation
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services, pp.42-47
International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom), 11th (Sydney, Australia, 16-Dec-2009–18-Dec-2009)
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
2009
Abstract
The declining cognitive and motor abilities has become a major problem in the health care of the elderly, often leading to potentially fatal falls. Current rehabilitation strategies to address this issue include routine physiotherapy which is often dull and boring for the patient, leading to poor adherence. In recent years, the use of video games in physical therapy has reportedly had a positive affect on rehabilitation strategies. We propose using a modified version of a music video game, dance dance revolution (DDR), to motivate the elderly and increase adherence to rehabilitation. We also present the design of a mobile monitoring system which allows the health professional to monitor the patient's progress.
Details
- Title
- Electronic Games for Aged Care and Rehabilitation
- Authors
- Stuart T Smith (Author)Amir Talaei-Khoei (Author)M Ray (Author)P Ray (Author)
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services, pp.42-47
- Conference details
- International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom), 11th (Sydney, Australia, 16-Dec-2009–18-Dec-2009)
- Publisher
- IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
- Date published
- 2009
- DOI
- 10.1109/HEALTH.2009.5406197
- ISBN
- 9781424450138
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450131802621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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