Rehabilitation of handwriting skills in stroke patients using interactive games: a pilot study

This paper describes an interactive application that aims to support the rehabilitation of handwriting skills in people that suffer from paralysis after a stroke. The purpose of the application is to make the rehabilitation of handwriting skills fun and engaging. Four platform-independent games with adjustable levels of difficulty were created in order to target varying levels of skills. The application also features a performance history, audio-visual feedback, and posture reminders. It was evaluated with medical staff and patients from the Hoensbroeck Rehabilitation Centre in the Netherlands. The initial results indicated that the games are more motivating and fun than traditional pen and paper exercises. The feedback received from therapists supports our claim that the games are a useful addition to the rehabilitation of handwriting.

本文介绍了一种交互式应用程序，其目的是支持中风后瘫痪患者的书写技能康复。该应用程序旨在使书写技能的康复变得有趣且具有吸引力。为针对不同技能水平，创建了四个难度可调节且独立于平台的游戏。该应用程序还具有表现历史记录、视听反馈和姿势提醒功能。它在荷兰的霍恩斯布鲁克康复中心由医护人员和患者进行了评估。初步结果表明，这些游戏比传统的纸笔练习更具激励性和趣味性。从治疗师那里得到的反馈支持了我们的观点，即这些游戏是对书写康复的有益补充。