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Hands, tables and groups make rehabilitation awesome!
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20543260     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Technology has helped improve rehabilitation programs by providing patients with engaging alternatives to otherwise monotonous and repetitive exercises. In recent years, therapists have looked towards multi-touch technologies to further enhance patient rehabilitation programs. So far, the focus has mainly been on single-user interaction, largely ignoring many of the benefits patients receive from socially interacting with therapists, caregivers and their peers. To make use of these valuable interactions, we have developed a suite of multi-touch activities for motor and cognitive rehabilitation. These applications can easily be adjusted to meet the needs of individual patients and enable therapists to quantitatively measure patient behavior and performance. We also reflect on design-related discussions we had with practicing occupational therapists and provide a set of design considerations to guide future rehabilitation activities.
Authors:
Michelle Annett; Fraser Anderson; Walter F Bischof
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Studies in health technology and informatics     Volume:  154     ISSN:  0926-9630     ISO Abbreviation:  Stud Health Technol Inform     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-14     Completed Date:  2010-09-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9214582     Medline TA:  Stud Health Technol Inform     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3-8     Citation Subset:  T    
Affiliation:
Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. mkannett@cs.ualberta.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cognitive Therapy
Group Processes*
Humans
Motor Activity
Occupational Therapy / methods
Rehabilitation / methods*
User-Computer Interface*

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