Rehabilitation Gaming

A recent innovation in rehabilitation is the use of serious gaming to train motor, cognitive, and social abilities. The main advantages of rehabilitation gaming are related to the motivation to engage in rehabilitation, the objectivity of rehabilitation measurements, and the personalization of the treatment. This chapter focuses on the use and effectiveness of serious gaming in rehabilitation and illustrates the possibilities and strengths in this new and exciting work field. Furthermore, a review of the literature and examples of rehabilitation games are presented. The state-of-the-art technologies and directions for future research are also discussed. Rehabilitation gaming has great potential for today’s and future health care, and despite the research gaps, there is increasing evidence that gaming can positively contribute to the rehabilitation and recovery process.

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Rehabilitation Gaming

Gamification for Human Factors Integration - Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-5071-8.ch008 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 122-147 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Henk Herman Nap ◽

Unai Diaz-Orueta

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Recovery Process ◽

Future Research ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Research Gaps ◽

Future Health ◽

Serious Gaming ◽

Recent Innovation ◽

Social Abilities ◽

Future Health Care

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Primary care referral of patients with low back pain to physical therapy: impact on future health care utilization and costs.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.717969063.793468611 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Steven George ◽

Jason Beneciuk

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Health Care ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Physical Therapy ◽

Health Care Utilization ◽

Care Utilization ◽

Low Back ◽

Future Health ◽

Future Health Care

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YOUR FUTURE HEALTH CARE

Psychiatric Annals ◽

10.3928/0048-5713-19740901-11 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 4 (9) ◽

pp. 79-79

Author(s):

Anonymous

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Future Health ◽

Future Health Care

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Strategic issues of big data analytics applications for managing health-care sector: a systematic literature review and future research agenda

The TQM Journal ◽

10.1108/tqm-02-2021-0051 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Rajesh Kumar Singh ◽

Saurabh Agrawal ◽

Abhishek Sahu ◽

Yigit Kazancoglu

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Big Data ◽

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Data Analytics ◽

Big Data Analytics ◽

Health Care Sector ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Gaps ◽

Content Type

PurposeThe proposed article is aimed at exploring the opportunities, challenges and possible outcomes of incorporating big data analytics (BDA) into health-care sector. The purpose of this study is to find the research gaps in the literature and to investigate the scope of incorporating new strategies in the health-care sector for increasing the efficiency of the system.Design/methodology/approachFora state-of-the-art literature review, a systematic literature review has been carried out to find out research gaps in the field of healthcare using big data (BD) applications. A detailed research methodology including material collection, descriptive analysis and categorization is utilized to carry out the literature review.FindingsBD analysis is rapidly being adopted in health-care sector for utilizing precious information available in terms of BD. However, it puts forth certain challenges that need to be focused upon. The article identifies and explains the challenges thoroughly.Research limitations/implicationsThe proposed study will provide useful guidance to the health-care sector professionals for managing health-care system. It will help academicians and physicians for evaluating, improving and benchmarking the health-care strategies through BDA in the health-care sector. One of the limitations of the study is that it is based on literature review and more in-depth studies may be carried out for the generalization of results.Originality/valueThere are certain effective tools available in the market today that are currently being used by both small and large businesses and corporations. One of them is BD, which may be very useful for health-care sector. A comprehensive literature review is carried out for research papers published between 1974 and 2021.

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Measuring reopening readiness: a universal COVID-19 index for US states

Library Hi Tech ◽

10.1108/lht-03-2021-0115 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Eunju Suh ◽

Mahdi Alhaery

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Future Health ◽

Content Type ◽

Counter Measures ◽

Care Services ◽

Future Health Care ◽

Pandemic Severity ◽

Occupancy Rates ◽

Bed Occupancy Rates

PurposeWhile United States is among countries with the world’s highest coronavirus infections, its approaches and policies to reopen the economy vary by state. A lack of objective criteria and monitoring toward satisfying the criteria can lead to another COVID-19 outbreak and business closures. Considering the pressing need to return to normalcy without a rebound of COVID-19 infections and deaths, an index that provides a data-driven and objective insight is urgently needed. Hence, a method was devised to assess the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and determine the degree of progress any state has made in containing the spread of COVID-19.Design/methodology/approachUsing measures such as the weekly averages of daily new deaths, ICU bed occupancy rates, positive cases and test positivity rates, two indexes were developed: COVID-19 reopening readiness and severity.FindingsA clear difference in the pandemic severity trends can be observed between states, which is possibly due to the disparity in the state’s response to coronavirus. A sharp upward trend in index values requires caution prior to moving to the next phase of reopening.Originality/valueThe composite indexes advanced in this study will provide a universal, standardized and unbiased view of each state’s readiness to reopen and allow comparisons between states. This in turn can help governments and health-care agencies take counter measures if needed as to the anticipated demand for future health-care services and minimize adverse consequences of opening.

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