The feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool: the attitudes, awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards exergames

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dc.contributor.authorTobaigy, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorAlshehri, Mansour Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorTimmons, Suzanne
dc.contributor.authorHelal, Omar Farouk
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-31T11:56:27Z
dc.date.available2018-05-31T11:56:27Z
dc.description.abstract[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.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationTobaigy, A., Alshehri, M. A., Timmons, S. and Helal, O. F. (2018) 'The feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool: the attitudes, awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards exergames', Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 30(4), pp. 555-562. doi: 10.1589/jpts.30.555en
dc.identifier.doi10.1589/jpts.30.555
dc.identifier.endpage562
dc.identifier.issn0915-5287
dc.identifier.issn2187-5626
dc.identifier.issued2018
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Physical Therapy Scienceen
dc.identifier.startpage555
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6219
dc.identifier.volume30
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIPEC Inc. on behalf of the Society of Physical Therapy Scienceen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpts/30/4/30_jpts-2017-614/_article
dc.rights© 2018, 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/)en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectExergamesen
dc.subjectPhysiotherapisten
dc.subjectOlder peopleen
dc.titleThe feasibility of using exergames as a rehabilitation tool: the attitudes, awareness, opinions and experiences of physiotherapists, and older people towards exergamesen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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