Abstract
Using a tele-rehabilitation platform for motor recovery obliges the user to interact at a remote distance from the computer. In such a situation, a natural user interface can be used both to record the therapeutic movements performed by the patient, and to navigate in the web application. Nevertheless, it is necessary to assess the user experience to validate the system usability. The present paper describes an experiment to test the usability of a platform designed to enhance the recovery of patients after hip replacement surgery. The user experience is evaluated through several metrics (completion time and usability questionnaire) and the results are related to a sociodemographic questionnaire. A clustering approach is implemented to identify a relationship between the user’s profile and the interaction performance with the platform.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Rybarczyk, Y., Kleine Deters, J., Aladro Gonzalvo, A., Gonzalez, M., Villarreal, S., Esparza, D.: ePHoRt project: a web-based platform for home motor rehabilitation. In: Rocha Á., Correia A., Adeli H., Reis L., Costanzo S. (eds.) WorldCIST 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 570, pp. 609–618. Springer, Heidelberg (2017)
Rybarczyk, Y., Vernay, D.: Educative therapeutic tool to promote the empowerment of disabled people. IEEE Lat. Am. Trans. 14, 3410–3417 (2016)
Rybarczyk, Y., Gonçalves, M.J.: WebLisling: a web-based therapeutic platform for the rehabilitation of aphasic patients. IEEE Lat. Am. Trans. 14, 3921–3927 (2016)
Gameiro, J., Cardoso, T., Rybarczyk, Y.: Kinect-sign: teaching sign language to listeners through a game. In: Rybarczyk, Y., Cardoso, T., Rosas, J., Camarinha-Matos, L.M. (eds.) eNTERFACE 2013. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 425, pp. 141–159. Springer, Heidelberg (2014)
Plantard, P., Shum, H., Le Pierres, A.S., Multon, F.: Validation of an ergonomic assessment method using kinect data in real workplace conditions. Appl. Ergon. 65, 562–569 (2016)
Coelho, T., De Oliveira, R., Cardoso, T., Rosas, J., Rybarczyk, Y.: Body ownership of virtual avatars: an affordance approach of telepresence. In: Rybarczyk Y., Cardoso T., Rosas J., Camarinha-Matos L.M. (eds.) eNTERFACE 2013. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 425, pp. 3–19. Springer, Heidelberg (2014)
Brook, G., Barry, G., Jackson, D., Mhiripiri, D., Olivier, P., Rochester, L.: Accuracy of the microsoft kinect sensor for measuring movement in people with Parkinson’s disease. Gait Posture 39, 1062–1068 (2014)
ePHoRt project. http://telerehabilitation.cedia.org.ec/
Wharton, C., Rieman, J., Lewis, C., Polson, P.: The cognitive walkthrough method: a practitioner’s guide. In: Nielsen, J., Mack, R.L. (eds.) Usability Inspection Methods, pp. 105–140. Wiley, New York (1994)
Nielsen, J.: Heuristic evaluation. In: Nielsen, J., Mack, R.L. (eds.) Usability Inspection Methods, pp. 25–62. Wiley, New York (1994)
Sheu, F., Lee, Y., Yang, S., Chen, N.: User-centered design of interactive gesture-based fitness video game for elderly. In: Chen, G., Kumar, V., Kinshuk, Huang R., Kong, S. (eds.) Emerging Issues in Smart Learning. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, pp. 393–397. Springer, Heidelberg (2015)
Nakai, A., Pyae, A., Luimula, M., Hongo, S., Vuola, H., Smed, J.: Investigating the effects of motion-based kinect game system on user cognition. J. Multimodal User Interfaces 9, 403–411 (2015)
Simor, F., Brum, M., Schmidt, J., Rieder, R., De Marchi, A.: Usability evaluation methods for gesture-based games: a systematic review. JMIR Serious Games 4, e17 (2016)
Brooke, J.: SUS – A quick and dirty usability scale. In: Usability Evaluation in Industry, pp. 189–194. Taylor & Francis, London (1996)
Abdi, H., Lynne, J.W.: Principal component analysis. Wiley Interdisc. Rev.: Comput. Stat. 2, 433–459 (2010)
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank CEDIA for partially funding this study through the project “CEPRA XI-2017-15 Telerehabilitación”.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
About this paper
Cite this paper
Rybarczyk, Y. et al. (2019). Interaction with a Tele-Rehabilitation Platform Through a Natural User Interface: A Case Study of Hip Arthroplasty Patients. In: Nunes, I. (eds) Advances in Human Factors and Systems Interaction. AHFE 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 781. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94334-3_25
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94334-3_25
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-94333-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-94334-3
eBook Packages: Intelligent Technologies and RoboticsIntelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)