The Social Maze: A Collaborative Game to Motivate MS Patients for Upper Limb Training

Weyer, Tom De; Robert, Karel; Hariandja, Johanna Renny Octavia; Alders, Geert; Coninx, Karin

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-33542-6_57

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“…However, as most commercially available video games are designed for entertainment purposes, they may be too fast-paced for the sensorimotor-impaired in a rehabilitation setting [ 35 ]. Serious and social games, not aimed primarily at entertainment [ 36 , 37 ], are more likely to be effective as they can be specifically tailored for rehabilitation settings [ 38 ].…”

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Increasing Patient Engagement in Rehabilitation Exercises Using Computer-Based Citizen Science

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Patient motivation is an important factor to consider when developing rehabilitation programs. Here, we explore the effectiveness of active participation in web-based citizen science activities as a means of increasing participant engagement in rehabilitation exercises, through the use of a low-cost haptic joystick interfaced with a laptop computer. Using the joystick, patients navigate a virtual environment representing the site of a citizen science project situated in a polluted canal. Participants are tasked with following a path on a laptop screen representing the canal. The experiment consists of two conditions: in one condition, a citizen science component where participants classify images from the canal is included; and in the other, the citizen science component is absent. Both conditions are tested on a group of young patients undergoing rehabilitation treatments and a group of healthy subjects. A survey administered at the end of both tasks reveals that participants prefer performing the scientific task, and are more likely to choose to repeat it, even at the cost of increasing the time of their rehabilitation exercise. Furthermore, performance indices based on data collected from the joystick indicate significant differences in the trajectories created by patients and healthy subjects, suggesting that the low-cost device can be used in a rehabilitation setting for gauging patient recovery.

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Increasing Patient Engagement in Rehabilitation Exercises Using Computer-Based Citizen Science

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“…There are a growing number of computer-assisted and sensor-based applications that support clinical assessment and rehabilitation for MS patients. These include social gaming [ 23 ], exoskeletons [ 24 ], and virtual environments [ 25 ]. More recently, a number of depth-sensing computer vision applications for MS rehabilitation have also been evaluated (eg, [ 7 ]), which show both successful implementation and good acceptability by patients.…”

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Usability and Acceptability of ASSESS MS: Assessment of Motor Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis Using Depth-Sensing Computer Vision

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D’Souza²,

Huckvale³

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BackgroundSensor-based recordings of human movements are becoming increasingly important for the assessment of motor symptoms in neurological disorders beyond rehabilitative purposes. ASSESS MS is a movement recording and analysis system being developed to automate the classification of motor dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) using depth-sensing computer vision. It aims to provide a more consistent and finer-grained measurement of motor dysfunction than currently possible.ObjectiveTo test the usability and acceptability of ASSESS MS with health professionals and patients with MS.MethodsA prospective, mixed-methods study was carried out at 3 centers. After a 1-hour training session, a convenience sample of 12 health professionals (6 neurologists and 6 nurses) used ASSESS MS to capture recordings of standardized movements performed by 51 volunteer patients. Metrics for effectiveness, efficiency, and acceptability were defined and used to analyze data captured by ASSESS MS, video recordings of each examination, feedback questionnaires, and follow-up interviews.ResultsAll health professionals were able to complete recordings using ASSESS MS, achieving high levels of standardization on 3 of 4 metrics (movement performance, lateral positioning, and clear camera view but not distance positioning). Results were unaffected by patients’ level of physical or cognitive disability. ASSESS MS was perceived as easy to use by both patients and health professionals with high scores on the Likert-scale questions and positive interview commentary. ASSESS MS was highly acceptable to patients on all dimensions considered, including attitudes to future use, interaction (with health professionals), and overall perceptions of ASSESS MS. Health professionals also accepted ASSESS MS, but with greater ambivalence arising from the need to alter patient interaction styles. There was little variation in results across participating centers, and no differences between neurologists and nurses.ConclusionsIn typical clinical settings, ASSESS MS is usable and acceptable to both patients and health professionals, generating data of a quality suitable for clinical analysis. An iterative design process appears to have been successful in accounting for factors that permit ASSESS MS to be used by a range of health professionals in new settings with minimal training. The study shows the potential of shifting ubiquitous sensing technologies from research into the clinic through a design approach that gives appropriate attention to the clinic environment.

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“…Games designed primarily for entertainment may be too fast-paced for sensorimotor-impaired individuals [86]. Serious games developed not purely for entertainment but specifically for rehabilitation [87, 88] hold more promise in this regard [89, 90]. These games should enable clinicians to tailor the game as rehabilitation progresses to ensure that the appropriate level of difficulty is maintained throughout the recovery process [91].…”

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The Present and Future of Robotic Technology in Rehabilitation

Laut

Porfiri

Raghavan

2016

Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep

111

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Robotic technology designed to assist rehabilitation can potentially increase the efficiency of and accessibility to therapy by assisting therapists to provide consistent training for extended periods of time, and collecting data to assess progress. Automatization of therapy may enable many patients to be treated simultaneously and possibly even remotely, in the comfort of their own homes, through telerehabilitation. The data collected can be used to objectively assess performance and document compliance as well as progress. All of these characteristics can make therapists more efficient in treating larger numbers of patients. Most importantly for the patient, it can increase access to therapy which is often in high demand and rationed severely in today’s fiscal climate. In recent years, many consumer grade low-cost and off-the-shelf devices have been adopted for use in therapy sessions and methods for increasing motivation and engagement have been integrated with them. This review paper outlines the effort devoted to the development and integration of robotic technology for rehabilitation.

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The Social Maze: A Collaborative Game to Motivate MS Patients for Upper Limb Training

Cited by 10 publications

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Increasing Patient Engagement in Rehabilitation Exercises Using Computer-Based Citizen Science

Increasing Patient Engagement in Rehabilitation Exercises Using Computer-Based Citizen Science

Usability and Acceptability of ASSESS MS: Assessment of Motor Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis Using Depth-Sensing Computer Vision

The Present and Future of Robotic Technology in Rehabilitation

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