Rodriguez-de-Pablo Cristina, Perry Joel C, Cavallaro Francesca I, Zabaleta Haritz, Keller Thierry
Rehabilitation Department of the Health Division in TECNALIA, San Sebastian 20009, Spain.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2012;2012:4571-4. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346984.
Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability among adults in industrialized nations. The majority of these disabilities include deficiencies in arm function, which can make independent living very difficult. Research shows that better results in rehabilitation are obtained when patients receive more intensive therapy. However this intensive therapy is currently too expensive to be provided by the public health system, and at home few patients perform the repetitive exercises recommended by their therapists. Computer games can provide an affordable, enjoyable, and effective way to intensify treatment, while keeping the patient as well as their therapists informed about their progress. This paper presents the study, design, implementation and user-testing of a set of computer games for at-home assessment and training of upper-limb motor impairment after stroke.
中风是工业化国家成年人长期残疾的主要原因。这些残疾大多包括手臂功能缺陷，这会使独立生活变得非常困难。研究表明，患者接受更强化的治疗时，康复效果会更好。然而，目前这种强化治疗费用过高，公共卫生系统无法提供，而且在家中很少有患者进行治疗师推荐的重复性练习。电脑游戏可以提供一种经济实惠、有趣且有效的强化治疗方式，同时让患者及其治疗师了解他们的进展。本文介绍了一组用于中风后上肢运动障碍家庭评估和训练的电脑游戏的研究、设计、实现及用户测试。
