A new application for the motor rehabilitation at home: structure and usability of Bal-App

Elisa Pedroli, Pietro Cipresso, Luca Greci, Sara Arlati, Atieh Mahroo, Valentina Mancuso, Lorenzo Boilini, Monica Rossi, Laura Stefanelli, Karine Goulene, Marco Sacco, Marco Stramba-Badiale (+2 others)
2020 IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing  
The aim of this paper is to present an innovative tablet-based application with 360° videos for the motor rehabilitation of frail elderly, Bal-App. This app was developed for iPad and exploits the potentiality of 360° videos to improve balance in frail patients through several exercises with an increasing level of difficulty. The app includes 10 sessions to be played 3 times a week for 3 weeks. The results of the usability study are very encouraging, and patients are very interested in trying
more » ... is app at home like a guide for the motor rehabilitation. Only few non-substantial adjustments before the clinical trial are planned.
doi:10.1109/tetc.2020.3037962 fatcat:gkzuutm24rdwppnxpquk5ly4li