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Usability of the Remote Console for Virtual Reality Telerehabilitation: Formative Evaluation

2006; Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.; Volume: 9; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1089/cpb.2006.9.142

1557-8364

Jeffrey A. Lewis, Judith E. Deutsch, Grigore Burdea,

Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

The Remote Console (ReCon) is a telerehabilitation application that allows therapists to remotely communicate with patients while monitoring and controlling their virtual rehabilitation exercises. It provides therapists visual feedback of patients' movements, their exercise simulations replicated in real time and with tools to conduct training without a face-to-face session. The Recon underwent a formative evaluation (a type of usability engineering methodology) used to refine its design. Five physical therapists from different practice settings acted as representative users. During the evaluation, these users made errors related to manipulation and finding and understanding controls. Technical issues with the server and audio communication were identified. These findings were used to fine-tune the ReCon system.