What Do Stroke Patients Look for in Game-Based Rehabilitation: A Survey Study.

ABSTRACT: Stroke is one of the most common causes of physical disability, and early, intensive, and repetitive rehabilitation exercises are crucial to the recovery of stroke survivors. Unfortunately, research shows that only one third of stroke patients actually perform recommended exercises at home, because of the repetitive and mundane nature of conventional rehabilitation exercises. Thus, to motivate stroke survivors to engage in monotonous rehabilitation is a significant issue in the therapy process. Game-based rehabilitation systems have the potential to encourage patients continuing rehabilitation exercises at home. However, these systems are still rarely adopted at patients' places. Discovering and eliminating the obstacles in promoting game-based rehabilitation at home is therefore essential

SUBMITTER: Hung YX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4839901 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature