A Groundbreaking Technology in Virtual Rehabilitation to Improve Falls in Older People
| Autor: | Marlene Goncalves Da Silva, César A. Collazos, Sandra Cano, Sonsoles Valdivia Salas, Sergio Albiol-Pérez, Javier López Lombano, Erika Gutierrez, Nancy Jacho-Guanoluisa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
education.field_of_study Rehabilitation medicine.medical_treatment User satisfaction Population Fall risk 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Virtual rehabilitation 030212 general & internal medicine Psychology Older people education Medical costs 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Balance (ability) |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ISBN: 9783319777115 WorldCIST (2) |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-77712-2_120 |
| Popis: | Falls are a common alteration in older community dwellers and represent a serious problem for these dwellers. With a high incidence in this type of population and high medical costs to treat them, the traditional sessions need to enrich with low-cost alternatives. Virtual Rehabilitation is a novel research area that provides playful, motivating and customizable environments that are very useful for therapeutic sessions. The sit-to-stand movement is a typical exercise that can reduce fear of falls and lessen fall risks, for this, we have created a groundbreaking technologic system that follows the rules of this exercise. The Neuro Balance (NBAL) system is an accessible tool to support rehabilitation of older people with fall histories. In this study, we have tested NBAL with a user satisfaction questionnaire to analyze the acceptance of our tool. The results showed that NBAL is a satisfactory tool to be tested on neurological patients in a near future. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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