RehaBEElitation: the architecture and organization of a serious game to evaluate motor signs in Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of serious games (SG) has received increasing attention in health care, and can be applied for both rehabilitation and evaluation of motor signs of several diseases, such as Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the use of these instruments in clinical practice is poorly observed, since there is a scarcity of games that, during their development process, simultaneously address issues of usability and architectural design, contributing to the non-satisfaction of the actual needs of professionals and patients. Thus, this study aimed to present the architecture and usability evaluation at the design stage of a serious game, so-called RehaBEElitation, and assess the accessibility of the game.

Methods

The game was created by a multidisciplinary team with ex

SUBMITTER: Cardoso Mendes L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10280492 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature