BASE - An interactive technology solution to deliver balance and strength exercises to older adults

Designing a Wellness Self-Management Tool for Older Adults – Results from a Field Trial of YourWellness

“…There is also much research in the space of health applications targeted specifically at older people including those to support functional ability [16] physical [7,29], social [9] or cognitive wellbeing [12]. While some of these systems provide feedback to support health improvement, their long-term usage in real environments is limited.…”

Custom-designed motion-based games for older adults: A review of literature in human-computer interaction

“…However, an evaluation of the system revealed that the exercise levels are not high enough to result in significant health benefits, and that further considerations regarding the design of digital exercise systems for older adults are necessary. Along these lines, Doyle et al 48 present another TV-based application to foster the participation of older adults in exercise programs. A single-session usability evaluation with 19 participants showed that the system is generally accessible to older adults and that they enjoy engaging with it, however, results regarding potential benefits have not been provided.…”

The Development and Evaluation of an Interactive System for Age Related Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation in the Home

“…In addition, the absence of a physiotherapist and recording of exercises performed has been reported as other factors affecting adherence to home exercise programmes [16]. As a result, there has been a growing interest in the research community to seek technological solutions to these limitations [14], [17], [18]. According to Zhou [14], however, technologies for rehabilitation have not been accepted and adopted in the home in the past, especially by seniors for the following reasons: the systems have required professional help to set them up, occupy large or fixed spaces, are quite expensive and have poor human computer interaction.…”

“…monitoring of the upper arm during eating activity after stroke [29] in order to overcome the limitations of camera based systems in handling occlusion [30]. Doyle et al demonstrated the acceptance and usability of a home-based visualization system that uses 2 step counters and a web camera to track 3 reflective markers for a home physiotherapy program for falls prevention for seniors [18]. However, these setups would be unsuitable for providing precise movement information, which is important in maximizing physiotherapy benefits of the knee rehabilitation exercise program, although they were able to monitor the correct completion of exercises and track the number of repetitions.…”