Enhancing Long-Term Motivation of Cardiac Patients by Applying Exergaming in Rehabilitation Training

Although regular physical activities reduce mortality and increase quality of life many cardiac patients discontinue training due to lack of motivation, lack of time or having health concerns because of a too high training intensity. Therefore, we developed an exergaming based system to enhance long...

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Published in:	Studies in health technology and informatics Vol. 237; p. 183
Main Authors:	Volmer, Joe, Burkert, Malte, Krumm, Heiko, Abodahab, Abdurrahman, Dinklage, Patrick, Feltmann, Marius, Kröger, Chris, Panta, Pernes, Schäfer, Felix, Scheidt, David, Sellung, Marcel, Singerhoff, Hauke, Steingrefer, Christofer, Schmidt, Thomas, Hoffmann, Jan-Dirk, Willemsen, Detlev, Reiss, Nils
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands 2017
Subjects:	Cardiac Rehabilitation Computer Simulation Humans Medicine Motivation Quality of Life User-Computer Interface Cardiovascular Disease Rehabilitation Exergaming Virtual Reality
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Summary:	Although regular physical activities reduce mortality and increase quality of life many cardiac patients discontinue training due to lack of motivation, lack of time or having health concerns because of a too high training intensity. Therefore, we developed an exergaming based system to enhance long-term motivation in the context of rehabilitation training. We combined different hardware components such as vital sensors, a virtual reality headset, a motion detecting camera, a bicycle ergometer and a motion platform to create an immersive and fun experience for the training user without having to worry about any negative health impact. Our evaluation shows that the system is well accepted by the users and is capable of tackling the aforementioned reasons for an inactive lifestyle. The system is designed to be easily extensible, safe to use and enables professionals to adjust and to telemonitor the training at any time.
ISSN:	0926-9630
DOI:	10.3233/978-1-61499-761-0-183