NDLI: Patients’ physiological reactions to competitive rehabilitation therapies assisted by robotic devices

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Catalán, José M. Blanco-Ivorra, Andrea García-Pérez, José V. Vales, Yolanda Martínez-Pascual, David Ezquerro, Santiago Garrote, Alicia Costa, Teresa Lledó, Luis D. García-Aracil, Nicolás
Abstract	Background The aging of the population and the progressive increase in life expectancy in developed countries is leading to a high incidence of cerebrovascular diseases. Several studies have demonstrated that robot-assisted rehabilitation therapies combined with serious games can improve rehabilitation outcomes. Social interaction in the form of multiplayer games has been highlighted as a potential element to increase patient’s motivation and exercise intensity, which professionals have described as one of the determining factors in maximizing rehabilitation outcomes. Despite this, it has not been widely studied. Physiological measures have been proven as an objective tool to evaluate patients’ experience in robot-assisted rehabilitation environments. However, they have not been used to evaluate patients’ experience in multiplayer robot-assisted rehabilitation therapies. The main objective of this study is to analyze whether the interpersonal interaction inherent in a competitive game mode affects the patients’ physiological responses in robot-assisted rehabilitation environments. Methods A total of 14 patients participated in this study. The results of a competitive game mode were compared with a single-player game mode with different difficulty levels. Exercise intensity and performance were measured through parameters extracted from the game and the information provided by the robotic rehabilitation platforms. The physiological response of patients in each game mode was measured by the heart rate (HR) and the galvanic skin response (GSR). Patients were asked to fill out the IMI and the overall experience questionnaire. Results The exercise intensity results show that high-difficulty single-player game mode is similar in terms of intensity level to a competitive game mode, based on velocity values, reaction time and questionnaire results. However, the results of the physiological responses of the patients measured by GSR and HR are lower in the case of the competitive mode compared to the high-difficulty single-player game mode, obtaining results similar to those obtained in the low-difficulty single-player game mode. Conclusions Patients find the competitive game mode the most fun, which is also the mode they report experiencing the most effort and stress level. However, this subjective evaluation is not in line with the results of physiological responses. This study concludes that interpersonal interaction inherent to a competitive game mode influences patients’ physiological responses. This could mean that social interaction is an important factor to consider when interpreting the results obtained from physiological measurements.
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Page Count	14
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ISSN	17430003
DOI	10.1186/s12984-023-01163-2
Journal	Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	20
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2023-04-11
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Neurosciences Neurology Rehabilitation Medicine Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering Rehabilitation Multiplayer games Interpersonal rehabilitation games Stroke Patient engagement Exergames Robotics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health Informatics Rehabilitation
Journal Impact Factor	5.2/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	5.6/2023

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