REHAP Balance Tiles: A modular system supporting balance rehabilitation

Donker, V; Markopoulos, P; Bongers, B

REHAP Balance Tiles: A modular system supporting balance rehabilitation

Donker, V Markopoulos, P Bongers, B

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Citation:: Proceedings of the 2015 9th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2015, 2015, pp. 201 - 208
Issue Date:: 2015-12-08

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dc.contributor.author	Donker, V	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Markopoulos, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bongers, B	en_US
dc.date.available	2015-03-11	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-12-08	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 2015 9th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2015, 2015, pp. 201 - 208	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781631900457	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/42244
dc.description.abstract	© 2015 ICST. This paper describes the design, development, implementation and user evaluation of an interactive modular tile system, aimed to support balance rehabilitation of patients recovering from a stroke. The REHAP Balance Tiles system is an innovative tool, which has been developed in close collaboration with therapists and patients in stroke units of health rehabilitation institutes in Sydney, Australia and Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The system was designed to allow therapists to tailor exercises for each patient by changing the physical configuration of tiles. We report a user evaluation in a rehabilitation clinic, which lasted five weeks. Results indicate that the tiles can fulfill their envisioned purpose. They are received well by therapists, meeting requirements for ease of use, motivational feedback, modularity and flexibility.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 2015 9th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2015	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2015.259278	en_US
dc.title	REHAP Balance Tiles: A modular system supporting balance rehabilitation	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	1203 Design Practice and Management	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

© 2015 ICST. This paper describes the design, development, implementation and user evaluation of an interactive modular tile system, aimed to support balance rehabilitation of patients recovering from a stroke. The REHAP Balance Tiles system is an innovative tool, which has been developed in close collaboration with therapists and patients in stroke units of health rehabilitation institutes in Sydney, Australia and Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The system was designed to allow therapists to tailor exercises for each patient by changing the physical configuration of tiles. We report a user evaluation in a rehabilitation clinic, which lasted five weeks. Results indicate that the tiles can fulfill their envisioned purpose. They are received well by therapists, meeting requirements for ease of use, motivational feedback, modularity and flexibility.

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