Improving Vision-Based Motor Rehabilitation Interactive Systems for Users with Disabilities Using Mirror Feedback
Observation is recommended in motor rehabilitation. For this reason, the aim of this study was to experimentally test the feasibility and benefit of including mirror feedback in vision-based rehabilitation systems: we projected the user on the screen. We conducted a user study by using a previously...
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| author | Antoni Jaume-i-Capó Pau Martínez-Bueso Biel Moyà-Alcover Javier Varona |
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| description | Observation is recommended in motor rehabilitation. For this reason, the aim of this study was to experimentally test the feasibility and benefit of including mirror feedback in vision-based rehabilitation systems: we projected the user on the screen. We conducted a user study by using a previously evaluated system that improved the balance and postural control of adults with cerebral palsy. We used a within-subjects design with the two defined feedback conditions (mirror and no-mirror) with two different groups of users (8 with disabilities and 32 without disabilities) using usability measures (time-to-start (Ts) and time-to-complete (Tc)). A two-tailed paired samples t-test confirmed that in case of disabilities the mirror feedback facilitated the interaction in vision-based systems for rehabilitation. The measured times were significantly worse in the absence of the user’s own visual feedback (Ts=7.09 (P<0.001) and Tc=4.48 (P<0.005)). In vision-based interaction systems, the input device is the user’s own body; therefore, it makes sense that feedback should be related to the body of the user. In case of disabilities the mirror feedback mechanisms facilitated the interaction in vision-based systems for rehabilitation. Results recommends developers and researchers use this improvement in vision-based motor rehabilitation interactive systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6348d186d6134c9d9fa90115635c7e062025-02-03T01:30:35ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/964576964576Improving Vision-Based Motor Rehabilitation Interactive Systems for Users with Disabilities Using Mirror FeedbackAntoni Jaume-i-Capó0Pau Martínez-Bueso1Biel Moyà-Alcover2Javier Varona3Unitat de Gràfics, Visió i Intelligència Artificial, Department de Ciències Matemàtiques i Informàtica, Universitat de les Illes Balears, E07122 Palma, SpainGrup d’Investigació d’Evidència, Estils de Vida i Salut, Department d’Infermeria i Fisioteràpia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, E07122 Palma, SpainUnitat de Gràfics, Visió i Intelligència Artificial, Department de Ciències Matemàtiques i Informàtica, Universitat de les Illes Balears, E07122 Palma, SpainUnitat de Gràfics, Visió i Intelligència Artificial, Department de Ciències Matemàtiques i Informàtica, Universitat de les Illes Balears, E07122 Palma, SpainObservation is recommended in motor rehabilitation. For this reason, the aim of this study was to experimentally test the feasibility and benefit of including mirror feedback in vision-based rehabilitation systems: we projected the user on the screen. We conducted a user study by using a previously evaluated system that improved the balance and postural control of adults with cerebral palsy. We used a within-subjects design with the two defined feedback conditions (mirror and no-mirror) with two different groups of users (8 with disabilities and 32 without disabilities) using usability measures (time-to-start (Ts) and time-to-complete (Tc)). A two-tailed paired samples t-test confirmed that in case of disabilities the mirror feedback facilitated the interaction in vision-based systems for rehabilitation. The measured times were significantly worse in the absence of the user’s own visual feedback (Ts=7.09 (P<0.001) and Tc=4.48 (P<0.005)). In vision-based interaction systems, the input device is the user’s own body; therefore, it makes sense that feedback should be related to the body of the user. In case of disabilities the mirror feedback mechanisms facilitated the interaction in vision-based systems for rehabilitation. Results recommends developers and researchers use this improvement in vision-based motor rehabilitation interactive systems.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/964576 |
| spellingShingle | Antoni Jaume-i-Capó Pau Martínez-Bueso Biel Moyà-Alcover Javier Varona Improving Vision-Based Motor Rehabilitation Interactive Systems for Users with Disabilities Using Mirror Feedback The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Improving Vision-Based Motor Rehabilitation Interactive Systems for Users with Disabilities Using Mirror Feedback |
| title_full | Improving Vision-Based Motor Rehabilitation Interactive Systems for Users with Disabilities Using Mirror Feedback |
| title_fullStr | Improving Vision-Based Motor Rehabilitation Interactive Systems for Users with Disabilities Using Mirror Feedback |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving Vision-Based Motor Rehabilitation Interactive Systems for Users with Disabilities Using Mirror Feedback |
| title_short | Improving Vision-Based Motor Rehabilitation Interactive Systems for Users with Disabilities Using Mirror Feedback |
| title_sort | improving vision based motor rehabilitation interactive systems for users with disabilities using mirror feedback |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/964576 |
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