Immersive environment for occupational therapy: Pilot study

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作者：
Rodrigues J. [1 ]
Coelho T. [2 ]
Menezes P. [3 ]
Restivo M.T. [4 ]
机构：
[1] LAETA-INEGI, University of Porto, Porto
[2] School of Health-Polytechnic of Porto, Center for Rehabilitation Research (Psychosocial Rehabilitation Lab), Porto
[3] Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering/Institute of Systems and Robotics, University of Coimbra, Coimbra
[4] LAETA-INEGI, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto
来源：
Information | 2020年 / 9卷
关键词：
Active ageing; Occupational therapy; Serious games; User experience; Virtual reality;
D O I：
10.3390/INFO11090405
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摘要：
There has been increasing interest in the application of virtual reality (VR) to occupational therapy and rehabilitation fields. This work presents a VR-based city adventure framework designed for occupational therapy. Its concept is based on taking the user to travel around a virtual city, where the motion is powered by the execution of some type of physical exercise, namely cycling in the current example. This framework is extensible and may integrate different goals focused on improving/maintaining motor and cognitive skills necessary for daily activities, mainly through upper and lower limb exercises and mental challenges. This led to the development of an immersive system, which was tested with an elderly sample (15 participants) in a day center and at a retirement home. Usability, satisfaction, performance and side effects were evaluated to understand future applicability and work directions. © 2020 by the authors.
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