Abstract
A majority of Stroke survivors have an arm impairment (up to 80%), which persists over the long term (> 12 months). Physiotherapy experts believe that a rehabilitation Aide-Memoire could help these patients [25]. Hence, we designed, with the input of physiotherapists, Stroke experts and former Stroke patients, the Aide-Memoire Stroke (AIMS) App to help them remember to exercise more frequently. We evaluated its use in a controlled field evaluation on a smartphone, tablet and smartwatch. Since one of the main features of the app is to remind Stroke survivors to exercise we also investigated reminder modalities (i.e., visual, vibrate, audio, speech). One key finding is that Stroke survivors opted for a combination of modalities to remind them to conduct their exercises. Also, Stroke survivors seem to prefer smartphones compared to other mobile devices due to their ease of use, usability, familiarity and being easier to handle with one arm.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Pages | 112-123 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450344081 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Sept 2016 |
| Event | 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services 2016 - Florence, Italy Duration: 6 Sept 2016 → 9 Sept 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services 2016 |
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| Abbreviated title | MobileHCI 2016 |
| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Florence |
| Period | 6/09/16 → 9/09/16 |
Keywords
- Exercise app
- Mobile devices
- Reminder modalities
- Stroke
- User design
- User studies
- Wearables
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Information Systems
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Software