2020
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58796-3_18
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An Immersive Virtual Reality Exergame for People with Parkinson’s Disease

Abstract: Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects primarily motor system. Physical exercise is considered important for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) to slow down disease progression and maintain abilities and quality of life. However, people with PD often experience barriers to exercises that causes low-level adherence to exercise plans and programs. Virtual Reality (VR) is an innovative and promising technology for motor and cognitive rehabilitation. Immersive VR exergames have potentia… Show more

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“…Equipment usability was also satisfactory (SUS >75%). These results are in line with previous findings [27]. Anyway, in our opinion, the Oculus Quest 2 hand controllers may have made the virtual tasks easier for these patients, who often have symptoms affecting the upper limb in general and eye-hand in particular [28], as they are objectively smaller and lighter and, therefore, more manageable than the HTC Vive Pro hand controllers.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Equipment usability was also satisfactory (SUS >75%). These results are in line with previous findings [27]. Anyway, in our opinion, the Oculus Quest 2 hand controllers may have made the virtual tasks easier for these patients, who often have symptoms affecting the upper limb in general and eye-hand in particular [28], as they are objectively smaller and lighter and, therefore, more manageable than the HTC Vive Pro hand controllers.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Principalmente, los estudios han analizado el efecto de la terapia en la marcha 23,25 ; problemas de equilibrio y simetría de la postura 22 ; movilidad del cuerpo 21,24 ; y la manipulación de objetos 20,26 , factores que impactan fuertemente en la calidad de vida de los pacientes (Tabla 1). Para ello, los investigadores han utilizado diversas estrategias, como el diseño de entornos virtuales específicos para la terapia 20,22,24,[26][27][28][29] , el uso de una cinta rodante para promover la rehabilitación motora 23 y por medio de pasillos electrónicos 22,25 .…”
Section: Estudios De Rehabilitación De La Enfermedad De Parkinson Por...unclassified
“…El estudio realizado por Finley y colaboradores (2020) 28 , buscaba determinar tanto la efectividad de la terapia, como el interés de A pesar de las dificultades que presenta, quizás la mayor ventaja de la terapia por RV es que permite a los terapeutas personalizar la terapia y aplicar diversas formas de rehabilitación. Asimismo, permite medir el rendimiento de los pacientes durante la terapia, de manera que se pueden adaptar las intervenciones a las necesidades de cada paciente 20,22,[27][28][29] . Este enfoque personalizado puede ser el futuro para el tratamiento de la EP, en vez de buscar una terapia física generalizada que pueda ser utilizada en la mayoría de los pacientes 32 .…”
Section: Estudios De Rehabilitación De La Enfermedad De Parkinson Por...unclassified
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“…Alguns outros trabalhos, porém, detalham o uso de técnicas e recursos específicos. 19 artigos (37%) defendem que a dificuldade da tarefa a ser realizada no jogoé fator que prende a atenção do usuário [Ferreira et al 2019, Chen et al 2020, Ferreira and Menezes 2020. A atividade não pode ser exageradamente difícil ou extremamente fácil para o jogador, pois ele perde o interesse e desiste de permanecer jogando.…”
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