Games on prescription! : Evaluation of the Elinor console for home-based stroke rehabilitation

• This paper reports the feasibility of Elinor, a game-based system for stroke rehabilitation in the home. The Elinor prototype has been positively evaluated with respect to its usability, user acceptance and motivational factors as well as its rehabilitation effect. This paper reports the findings from the whole project. To summarize the results, we find that game factors can be used to enhance motivation for rehabilitation. We had positive results with respect to many of the rehabilitation measurements employed. For example, the assessment of motor and process skills was positive as were also the self-reported improvements in daily activities. Furthermore, it seems that an increased self-efficacy with respect to the belief that the treatment can have an effect is positive and expected to increase motivation to undergo necessary rehabilitation. The usability and perceived usefulness of the system were also positively evaluated and the subjects expressed a positive attitude towards the system as well as a belief in its usefulness. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Data- och informationsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Computer and Information Sciences (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Neurovetenskaper (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Basic Medicine -- Neurosciences (hsv//eng)

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games for health

home-based rehabilitation

serious games

Stroke rehabilitation

Daily activity

Home-based

Perceived usefulness

Positive attitude

Rehabilitation effects

User acceptance

Motivation

Neuromuscular rehabilitation

Technology

Teknik

games for health

home-based rehabilitation

serious games

Stroke rehabilitation

Daily activity

Home-based

Perceived usefulness

Positive attitude

Rehabilitation effects

User acceptance

Motivation

Neuromuscular rehabilitation

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