TY - GEN
T1 - The development and evaluation of an interactive system for age related musculoskeletal rehabilitation in the home
AU - Ayoade, Mobolaji
AU - Uzor, Stephen
AU - Baillie, Lynne
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This paper describes a series of user studies carried out to investigate the usability, significance, and acceptance of two visualization tools designed to improve the quality of, and adherence to home-based exercise programmes for musculoskeletal rehabilitation. The core functionality of these visualization tools enabled the users to observe the optimal way to perform their exercises via a mannequin, and receive feedback on their own movements through the use of body worn sensors. Before full deployment in the home, two user studies were carried out in the laboratory, and then two in the home with seniors who had recently undergone musculoskeletal rehabilitation using a standard care paper based booklet in the home. Our key findings suggest that by using the visualization tools the participants were able to overcome the major limitations of standard care; and that these tools were considered by the users to be useful in encouraging participation in home exercise.
AB - This paper describes a series of user studies carried out to investigate the usability, significance, and acceptance of two visualization tools designed to improve the quality of, and adherence to home-based exercise programmes for musculoskeletal rehabilitation. The core functionality of these visualization tools enabled the users to observe the optimal way to perform their exercises via a mannequin, and receive feedback on their own movements through the use of body worn sensors. Before full deployment in the home, two user studies were carried out in the laboratory, and then two in the home with seniors who had recently undergone musculoskeletal rehabilitation using a standard care paper based booklet in the home. Our key findings suggest that by using the visualization tools the participants were able to overcome the major limitations of standard care; and that these tools were considered by the users to be useful in encouraging participation in home exercise.
KW - Home rehabilitation
KW - inertial motion sensors
KW - older adults
KW - visualizations and musculoskeletal conditions
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84883268324&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-40498-6_1
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-40498-6_1
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84883268324
SN - 9783642404979
VL - Part IV
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science
SP - 1
EP - 18
BT - Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2013
PB - Springer
T2 - 14th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 2013
Y2 - 2 September 2013 through 6 September 2013
ER -