TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Exploring the acceptability and feasibility of providing a balance tele-rehabilitation programme to older adults at risk for falls: an initial assessment
JO  - Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.
A1  - Pardalis, Athanasios A.
A1  - Gatsios, Dimitrios
A1  - Tsakanikas, Vassilios D.
A1  - Walz, Isabelle
A1  - Maurer, Christoph
A1  - Kikidis, Dimitrios
A1  - Nikitas, Christos
A1  - Papadopoulou, Sofia
A1  - Bibas, Athanasios
A1  - Fotiadis, Dimitrios I.
SP  - 6915
EP  - 6919
VL  - 2021
IS  - 
N2  - Falls are a major health concern. The HOLOBALANCE tele-rehabilitation system was developed to deliver an evidence based, multi-sensory balance rehabilitation programme, to the elderly at risk of falls. The system delivers a series of balance physiotherapy exercises and cognitive and auditory training tasks prescribed by an expert balance physiotherapist following an initial balance assessment. The HOLOBALANCE system uses augmented reality (AR) to deliver exercises and games, and records task performance via a combination of body worn sensors and a depth camera. The HOLOBALANCE tele-rehabilitation system provides feedback to the supervising clinical team regarding task performance, participant usage and user feedback. Herewith we present the findings from the first 25 study participants regarding the feasibility and acceptability of the proposed system. The results of the clinical study indicate that the system is acceptable by the end users and also feasible for using in hospital and home environments.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2375-7477
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9629478
ID  - ref1
ER  -