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The feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool: the attitudes, awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards exergames
[Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool by determining the attitudes, awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards exergames. [Subjects and Methods] A cross-sectional study was conducted and t...
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The Society of Physical Therapy Science
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5909001/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29706705 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.30.555 |
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author | Tobaigy, Abdullah Alshehri, Mansour Abdullah Timmons, Suzanne Helal, Omar Farouk |
author_facet | Tobaigy, Abdullah Alshehri, Mansour Abdullah Timmons, Suzanne Helal, Omar Farouk |
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description | [Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool by determining the attitudes, awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards exergames. [Subjects and Methods] A cross-sectional study was conducted and two short self-developed questionnaires (for physiotherapists and older people) were distributed in three hospitals in Cork (Ireland) to assess the attitudes towards and familiarity with exergames among physiotherapists and older people. The data were analysed using Microsoft Excel version 2013. [Results] The results show that a lot of older people have seen exergames devices but have not attempted to play them. This may indicate a lack of interest in or information about these devices and how to use them. With regard to the second group, physiotherapists underestimate older people’s knowledge about exergames. [Conclusion] Older people were not very familiar with exergames but they were willing to try them. In addition, despite physiotherapists being familiar with exergames, they see them as an additional tool that will not replace or change any traditional exercise methods. |
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spelling | pubmed-59090012018-04-27 The feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool: the attitudes, awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards exergames Tobaigy, Abdullah Alshehri, Mansour Abdullah Timmons, Suzanne Helal, Omar Farouk J Phys Ther Sci Original Article [Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool by determining the attitudes, awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards exergames. [Subjects and Methods] A cross-sectional study was conducted and two short self-developed questionnaires (for physiotherapists and older people) were distributed in three hospitals in Cork (Ireland) to assess the attitudes towards and familiarity with exergames among physiotherapists and older people. The data were analysed using Microsoft Excel version 2013. [Results] The results show that a lot of older people have seen exergames devices but have not attempted to play them. This may indicate a lack of interest in or information about these devices and how to use them. With regard to the second group, physiotherapists underestimate older people’s knowledge about exergames. [Conclusion] Older people were not very familiar with exergames but they were willing to try them. In addition, despite physiotherapists being familiar with exergames, they see them as an additional tool that will not replace or change any traditional exercise methods. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2018-04-13 2018-04 /pmc/articles/PMC5909001/ /pubmed/29706705 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.30.555 Text en 2018©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
spellingShingle | Original Article Tobaigy, Abdullah Alshehri, Mansour Abdullah Timmons, Suzanne Helal, Omar Farouk The feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool: the attitudes, awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards exergames |
title | The feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool: the attitudes,
awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards
exergames |
title_full | The feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool: the attitudes,
awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards
exergames |
title_fullStr | The feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool: the attitudes,
awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards
exergames |
title_full_unstemmed | The feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool: the attitudes,
awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards
exergames |
title_short | The feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool: the attitudes,
awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards
exergames |
title_sort | feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool: the attitudes,
awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards
exergames |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5909001/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29706705 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.30.555 |
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