A Gamified Approach for Hand Rehabilitation Device

Carneiro, Fernando; Tavares, R.; Rodrigues, José; Abreu, Paulo; Restivo, Maria Teresa

doi:10.3991/ijoe.v14i01.7793

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“…Thus, the scenario varied depending on the part of the upper extremity that was targeted. Nevertheless, it is evident that in the case of attempts that belong to hardware development, the purpose is focused on more specific (fine) movements (ie, accuracy of the movement achieved in object placement), with noticeable interest in the force that the user exerts [13,47,[54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61]. Moreover, another class of game type is the time (ie, completion time of the tasks).…”

Section: Game Targetmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several different ideas of hardware development have been put forward in the developed devices. There are simple approaches that included objects such as a cup [54], combinations of objects and sensors such as a cup with IMU sensors [57], custom-made devices representing daily movements for elderly patients [146], a mousepad integrated with a CD motor [147], a foam ball and a modified pencil [148], and an inflatable rubber ball with an air pressure-sensing device [149]. Additionally, there are more complicated and time-consuming approaches identified in this category, including developments of exoskeleton robotic devices that focus on specific parts of the hand.…”

Section: Hardware Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Serious Gaming Technology in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: Scoping Review

Koutsiana¹,

Ladakis²,

Fotopoulos³

et al. 2020

JMIR Serious Games

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Background: Serious gaming has increasingly gained attention as a potential new component in clinical practice. Specifically, its use in the rehabilitation of motor dysfunctions has been intensively researched during the past three decades. Objective: The aim of this scoping review was to evaluate the current role of serious games in upper extremity rehabilitation, and to identify common methods and practice as well as technology patterns. This objective was approached via the exploration of published research efforts over time. Methods: The literature search, using the PubMed and Scopus databases, included articles published from 1999 to 2019. The eligibility criteria were (i) any form of game-based arm rehabilitation; (ii) published in a peer-reviewed journal or conference; (iii) introduce a game in an electronic format; (iv) published in English; and (v) not a review, meta-analysis, or conference abstract. The search strategy identified 169 relevant articles. Results: The results indicated an increasing research trend in the domain of serious gaming deployment in upper extremity rehabilitation. Furthermore, differences regarding the number of publications and the game approach were noted between studies that used commercial devices in their rehabilitation systems and those that proposed a custom-made robotic arm, glove, or other devices for the connection and interaction with the game platform. A particularly relevant observation concerns the evaluation of the introduced systems. Although one-third of the studies evaluated their implementations with patients, in most cases, there is the need for a larger number of participants and better testing of the rehabilitation scheme efficiency over time. Most of the studies that included some form of assessment for the introduced rehabilitation game mentioned user experience as one of the factors considered for evaluation of the system. Besides user experience assessment, the most common evaluation method involving patients was the use of standard medical tests. Finally, a few studies attempted to extract game features to introduce quantitative measurements for the evaluation of patient improvement. Conclusions: This paper presents an overview of a significant research topic and highlights the current state of the field. Despite extensive attempts for the development of gamified rehabilitation systems, there is no definite answer as to whether a serious game is a favorable means for upper extremity functionality improvement; however, this certainly constitutes a supplementary means for motivation. The development of a unified performance quantification framework and more extensive experiments could generate richer evidence and contribute toward this direction.

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Section: Game Targetmentioning

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Serious Gaming Technology in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: Scoping Review

Koutsiana¹,

Ladakis²,

Fotopoulos³

et al. 2020

JMIR Serious Games

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“…In this application, the user is able to switch from one task to another, while the environment, the interface logic and interaction remain mostly unchanged, maintaining therefore the necessary consistency among the interaction elements and therefore improving the user experience. Additionally, specific parameters from the application tasks can be stored in a cloud database for later performance evaluation [5].…”

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Immersive Environment for Occupational Therapy: Pilot Study

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There has been increasing interest in the application of virtual reality (VR) to occupational therapy and rehabilitation fields. This work presents a VR-based city adventure framework designed for occupational therapy. Its concept is based on taking the user to travel around a virtual city, where the motion is powered by the execution of some type of physical exercise, namely cycling in the current example. This framework is extensible and may integrate different goals focused on improving/maintaining motor and cognitive skills necessary for daily activities, mainly through upper and lower limb exercises and mental challenges. This led to the development of an immersive system, which was tested with an elderly sample (15 participants) in a day center and at a retirement home. Usability, satisfaction, performance and side effects were evaluated to understand future applicability and work directions.

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“…It allows the user experiencing of a serious game type including different exercises either mental of physical. Data from the user performance can be stored in a cloud database for futures analysis or comparison of the user's evolution [5].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Ocupational therapy using Virtual Reality

Rodrigues¹,

Menezes²,

Restivo³

2020

Anais Estendidos Do Simpósio De Realidade Virtual E Aumentada (SVR Estendido 2020)

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This work describes a system for occupational therapy based on a traditional pedal system instrumented with a simple sensor for providing the rotating speed value and Oculus Rift headset and their hand trackers all to be used interactively with a Virtual Reality application. A virtual city is used as the environment to be explored by the user. The present level of development is described as well as the types of stimulations it allows, some project decisions and how to implement the evaluation of user’s performance.

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A Gamified Approach for Hand Rehabilitation Device

Cited by 23 publications

References 14 publications

Serious Gaming Technology in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: Scoping Review

Serious Gaming Technology in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: Scoping Review

Immersive Environment for Occupational Therapy: Pilot Study

Ocupational therapy using Virtual Reality

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