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Authors:
João Pedro Monteiro
Carolina Teixeira Lopes
Nuno Correia Duarte
André Torres Magalhães
Hélder Pinto de Oliveira
Keywords: Patient-empowerment services; Preventive Systems; Self-management systems; Monitoring systems.
Abstract:
Among the most common breast cancer treatment-associated effects, it is possible to recognize a high prevalence of arm/shoulder restricted mobility and arm swelling that deteriorate the upper-body function and may lead to chronic lymphedema. Within such a perspective, the need has been identified for breast cancer survivors to sustain a constant and specific physical activity. For that, homebased programs are being presented as a desirable path to be followed. Concurrently, an emergence of new technologies has led to major changes in society. For instance, technology from the video games industry has been used with emphasis in the recovery, and follow-up stages, to evaluate and motivate the patient after treatment. The present work aims to evaluate a set of contextual interfaces that use data acquired with a colour and depth sensor to monitor, and provide real-time feedback to, a given user. Furthermore, fundamental design guidelines from serious games are explored within the context of developing a system aid for physical follow-up care in the form of a set of exercises selected by the medical community. The proposed interfaces were evaluated in a clinical setting with a group of breast cancer survivors.
Pages: 139 to 143
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2019
Publication date: February 24, 2019
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-4359
ISBN: 978-1-61208-688-0
Location: Athens, Greece
Dates: from February 24, 2019 to February 28, 2019