Title :
BrightArm™ therapy for patients with advanced dementia: A feasibility study
Author :
Burdea, Grigore ; Rabin, Bryan ; Rethage, D. ; Damiani, F. ; Hundal, Jasbir ; Fitzpatrick, C.
Author_Institution :
Bright Cloud Int. Corp, Highland Park, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Virtual reality use in cognitive rehabilitation of advanced dementia has been sparse. Three residents of a Dementia Ward participated in a feasibility study of the BrightArm™ system. They played custom games targeting several cognitive domains including short-term and working memory. Clinician observation revealed a positive effect on emotive state, with technology well accepted by all participants.
Keywords :
cognition; computer games; medical computing; medical disorders; patient rehabilitation; patient treatment; virtual reality; BrightArm system; BrightArm therapy; Dementia Ward; advanced dementia; clinician observation; cognitive domains; cognitive rehabilitation; custom games; emotive state; short-term memory; virtual reality; working memory; Blood pressure; Dementia; Games; Medical treatment; Training; Alzheimer´s; BrightArm; dementia; emotive state;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
DOI :
10.1109/ICVR.2013.6662101
