Agent-based monitoring of functional rehabilitation using video games

Smith, ST; Talaei-Khoei, A; Ray, M; Ray, P

Agent-based monitoring of functional rehabilitation using video games

Smith, ST Talaei-Khoei, A Ray, M Ray, P

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Citation:: 2010, 326 pp. 113 - 141
Issue Date:: 2010-11-04

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dc.contributor.author	Smith, ST	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Talaei-Khoei, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ray, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ray, P	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-11-04	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2010, 326 pp. 113 - 141	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9783642160943	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/32132
dc.description.abstract	In recent years, there has been an increasing trend towards using video games for health applications. In particular interactive video games, where an individual interacts with the game by moving their limbs or whole body, have started to find application in the field of rehabilitation medicine. The often dull and repetitive nature of rehabilitation exercise can be transformed into an activity to which patients happily adhere via the use of engaging video games that are enjoyable to play. One additional potential benefit of video game use in rehabilitation is that patients can continue to interact with the video game system in their own home following discharge from hospital. As such, video games may offer a means for rehabilitation specialists to remotely assess compliance of patients with their rehabilitation therapy and monitor changes in function over time. Although the use of technology for monitoring health at home is now widespread, an as yet unexplored challenge lies in integrating information technologies with rehabilitation games. This keeps the health professional informed about compliance and progress of the video game exercise, while the patient performs her/his prescribed rehabilitation routine at home. Therefore, there is a strong need for a computational framework to support the medical professional and patient by using an agent-based architecture. Agents are pieces of software that act on behalf of human roles, involved in rehabilitation process. The objective of this chapter is to thus address major issues in designing an agent-based mobile monitoring system for rehabilitation treatments. The chapter also suggests how to remotely measure the patient's progress in rehabilitation treatments while the patient plays video games at home. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/978-3-642-16095-0_7	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	en_US
dc.title	Agent-based monitoring of functional rehabilitation using video games	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
utslib.citation.volume	326	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
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pubs.volume	326	en_US

Abstract:

In recent years, there has been an increasing trend towards using video games for health applications. In particular interactive video games, where an individual interacts with the game by moving their limbs or whole body, have started to find application in the field of rehabilitation medicine. The often dull and repetitive nature of rehabilitation exercise can be transformed into an activity to which patients happily adhere via the use of engaging video games that are enjoyable to play. One additional potential benefit of video game use in rehabilitation is that patients can continue to interact with the video game system in their own home following discharge from hospital. As such, video games may offer a means for rehabilitation specialists to remotely assess compliance of patients with their rehabilitation therapy and monitor changes in function over time. Although the use of technology for monitoring health at home is now widespread, an as yet unexplored challenge lies in integrating information technologies with rehabilitation games. This keeps the health professional informed about compliance and progress of the video game exercise, while the patient performs her/his prescribed rehabilitation routine at home. Therefore, there is a strong need for a computational framework to support the medical professional and patient by using an agent-based architecture. Agents are pieces of software that act on behalf of human roles, involved in rehabilitation process. The objective of this chapter is to thus address major issues in designing an agent-based mobile monitoring system for rehabilitation treatments. The chapter also suggests how to remotely measure the patient's progress in rehabilitation treatments while the patient plays video games at home. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

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