CHI '06 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Universal Access in the Information Society
Sensor networks as video game input devices
Future Play '07 Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Future Play
Optimising engagement for stroke rehabilitation using serious games
The Visual Computer: International Journal of Computer Graphics - Special Issue: Serious Games and Virtual Worlds
Towards customizable games for stroke rehabilitation
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Identifying barriers to effective user interaction with rehabilitation tools in the home
INTERACT'11 Proceedings of the 13th IFIP TC 13 international conference on Human-computer interaction - Volume Part II
Full-body motion-based game interaction for older adults
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Senior designers: empowering seniors to design enjoyable falls rehabilitation tools
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Falls are the leading cause of accidental injury-related deaths in the elderly; a fall can lead to a loss of independence, and a fear of falling. Rehabilitation programmes involving exercise have proved the most successful way to reduce the risk of falls. However, the limitations of standard care (e.g. booklets) could prevent home users from receiving the full therapeutic benefit that rehabilitation offers. Having consulted users and health experts, we developed games, and visualizations for falls rehabilitation that we believe could potentially overcome the main barriers to effective rehabilitation in the home. In this paper, we describe user studies that we carried out with older adults to evaluate the use of these visual tools versus standard care, both in the laboratory and in the home. Our main findings show that our visualizations and games were able to overcome the major limitations of standard care, and that they were usable and acceptable to the end users.