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WorldCIST'18 2018: Trends and Advances in Information Systems and Technologies pp 1251–1261Cite as

A Groundbreaking Technology in Virtual Rehabilitation to Improve Falls in Older People

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Falls are a common alteration in older community dwellers and represent a serious problem for these dwellers. With a high incidence in this type of population and high medical costs to treat them, the traditional sessions need to enrich with low-cost alternatives. Virtual Rehabilitation is a novel research area that provides playful, motivating and customizable environments that are very useful for therapeutic sessions. The sit-to-stand movement is a typical exercise that can reduce fear of falls and lessen fall risks, for this, we have created a groundbreaking technologic system that follows the rules of this exercise. The Neuro Balance (NBAL) system is an accessible tool to support rehabilitation of older people with fall histories. In this study, we have tested NBAL with a user satisfaction questionnaire to analyze the acceptance of our tool. The results showed that NBAL is a satisfactory tool to be tested on neurological patients in a near future.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the students for the participation and testing the study. This contribution was funded by the Gobierno de Aragón, Departamento de Industria e Innovación, y Fondo Social Europeo “Construyendo Europa desde Aragón”.

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  1. Departamento de Computación y Tecnología de Información, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela

    Marlene Goncalves Da Silva & Javier López Lombano

  2. Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Universidad de Zaragoza, Teruel, Spain

    Sergio Albiol-Pérez & Sonsoles Valdivia Salas

  3. LIDIS Group, University of San Buenaventura, Cali, Colombia

    Sandra Cano

  4. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia

    Erika Giselle Gutierrez

  5. Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Sangolquí, Ecuador

    Nancy Jacho-Guanoluisa

  6. Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia

    Cesar A. Collazos

  7. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Cesar A. Collazos

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  1. Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

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    Hojjat Adeli

  3. DSI/EEUM, Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

    Luís Paulo Reis

  4. DIMES, Universita della Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy

    Sandra Costanzo

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Da Silva, M.G. et al. (2018). A Groundbreaking Technology in Virtual Rehabilitation to Improve Falls in Older People. In: Rocha, Á., Adeli, H., Reis, L., Costanzo, S. (eds) Trends and Advances in Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST'18 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 746. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77712-2_120

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