| A virtual rehabilitation program after amputation: a phenomenological exploration. | |
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PMID: 23343208 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Abstract Purpose: This study provides an analysis of bodily experiences of a man with a lower leg amputation who used a virtual rehabilitation program. Method: The study reports data from semi-structured interviews with a 32-year veteran who used a virtual environment during rehabilitation. The interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Results: During this rehabilitation program, he initially experienced his body as an object, which he had to handle carefully. As he went along with the training sessions, however, he was more stimulated to react directly without being aware of the body's position. In order to allow himself to react spontaneously, he needed to gain trust in the device. This was fostered by his narrative, in which he stressed how the device mechanically interacts with his movements. Conclusion: The use of a virtual environment facilitated the process of re-inserting one's body into the flow of one's experience in two opposite, but complementary ways: (1) it invited this person to move automatically without taking into account his body; (2) it invited him to take an instrumental or rational view on his body. Both processes fostered his trust in the device, and ultimately in his body. Implications for Rehabilitation Providing (more) technological explanation of the technological device (i.e. the virtual environment), may facilitate a rehabilitation process. Providing (more) explicit technological feedback, during training sessions in a virtual environment, may facilitate a rehabilitation process. |
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Marloes Moraal; Jenny Slatman; Toine Pieters; Agali Mert; Guy Widdershoven |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-24 |
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Title: Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology Volume: - ISSN: 1748-3115 ISO Abbreviation: Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101255937 Medline TA: Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Medical Humanities, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center , Amsterdam , The Netherlands . |
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