Older adults' needs and requirements for a comprehensive exergame-based telerehabilitation system: A focus group study
IntroductionTelerehabilitation in older adults using information and communication technologies (ICTs) provides therapy, which is potentially equally effective as traditional rehabilitation, yet more accessible. This study aimed to analyze the needs and requirements of older adults (OA) and healthca...
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| author | Julia Seinsche Eling D. de Bruin Eling D. de Bruin Ilaria Carpinella Maurizio Ferrarin Sotiria Moza Francesco Rizzo Claudia Salatino Eleftheria Giannouli Eleftheria Giannouli |
| author_facet | Julia Seinsche Eling D. de Bruin Eling D. de Bruin Ilaria Carpinella Maurizio Ferrarin Sotiria Moza Francesco Rizzo Claudia Salatino Eleftheria Giannouli Eleftheria Giannouli |
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| description | IntroductionTelerehabilitation in older adults using information and communication technologies (ICTs) provides therapy, which is potentially equally effective as traditional rehabilitation, yet more accessible. This study aimed to analyze the needs and requirements of older adults (OA) and healthcare-professionals (HP) toward ICTs and telerehabilitation in general as well as toward a specific novel exergame-based telerehabilitation system (COCARE system, Dividat).Materials and methodsThe COCARE telerehabilitation system enables individual training based on exergames, as well as an assessment system and a digital centralized case management. Six focus groups with in total 34 participants were conducted. A mixed-methods approach was used comprising questionnaires and semi-structured interviews.ResultsBoth OA and HP would engage to an exergame-based telerehabilitation program. Major motivating factors are the relevance of such a training for health and the entertainment component of exergames. Main requirements are simplification of the system, variety, a personalized training, a constantly available contact person, and comprehensive instructions for use. Besides, HP praised the system's motivational effect, but remained concerned about risk of falls and social isolation.ConclusionICTs for telerehabilitation are accepted by OA and HP but should be adapted hardware- and software-wise to address OA' age-stemming vulnerabilities (e.g., risk of falls) and low ICT literacy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a4a901979a4041f09b94fae73091a7172023-01-11T07:01:31ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-01-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.10761491076149Older adults' needs and requirements for a comprehensive exergame-based telerehabilitation system: A focus group studyJulia Seinsche0Eling D. de Bruin1Eling D. de Bruin2Ilaria Carpinella3Maurizio Ferrarin4Sotiria Moza5Francesco Rizzo6Claudia Salatino7Eleftheria Giannouli8Eleftheria Giannouli9Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport, Movement Control and Learning, ETH Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Health Sciences and Technology, Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport, Movement Control and Learning, ETH Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Health, OST - Eastern Swiss University of Applied Sciences, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus, Milan, ItalyIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus, Milan, ItalyMateria Group, Nicosia, CyprusIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus, Milan, ItalyIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Health Sciences and Technology, Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport, Movement Control and Learning, ETH Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandDivision of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandIntroductionTelerehabilitation in older adults using information and communication technologies (ICTs) provides therapy, which is potentially equally effective as traditional rehabilitation, yet more accessible. This study aimed to analyze the needs and requirements of older adults (OA) and healthcare-professionals (HP) toward ICTs and telerehabilitation in general as well as toward a specific novel exergame-based telerehabilitation system (COCARE system, Dividat).Materials and methodsThe COCARE telerehabilitation system enables individual training based on exergames, as well as an assessment system and a digital centralized case management. Six focus groups with in total 34 participants were conducted. A mixed-methods approach was used comprising questionnaires and semi-structured interviews.ResultsBoth OA and HP would engage to an exergame-based telerehabilitation program. Major motivating factors are the relevance of such a training for health and the entertainment component of exergames. Main requirements are simplification of the system, variety, a personalized training, a constantly available contact person, and comprehensive instructions for use. Besides, HP praised the system's motivational effect, but remained concerned about risk of falls and social isolation.ConclusionICTs for telerehabilitation are accepted by OA and HP but should be adapted hardware- and software-wise to address OA' age-stemming vulnerabilities (e.g., risk of falls) and low ICT literacy.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1076149/fullolder adultexergamemotor-cognitive trainingtelerehabilitationinformation and communication technologiesqualitative research |
| spellingShingle | Julia Seinsche Eling D. de Bruin Eling D. de Bruin Ilaria Carpinella Maurizio Ferrarin Sotiria Moza Francesco Rizzo Claudia Salatino Eleftheria Giannouli Eleftheria Giannouli Older adults' needs and requirements for a comprehensive exergame-based telerehabilitation system: A focus group study Frontiers in Public Health older adult exergame motor-cognitive training telerehabilitation information and communication technologies qualitative research |
| title | Older adults' needs and requirements for a comprehensive exergame-based telerehabilitation system: A focus group study |
| title_full | Older adults' needs and requirements for a comprehensive exergame-based telerehabilitation system: A focus group study |
| title_fullStr | Older adults' needs and requirements for a comprehensive exergame-based telerehabilitation system: A focus group study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Older adults' needs and requirements for a comprehensive exergame-based telerehabilitation system: A focus group study |
| title_short | Older adults' needs and requirements for a comprehensive exergame-based telerehabilitation system: A focus group study |
| title_sort | older adults needs and requirements for a comprehensive exergame based telerehabilitation system a focus group study |
| topic | older adult exergame motor-cognitive training telerehabilitation information and communication technologies qualitative research |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1076149/full |
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