TY - GEN
T1 - Design and Initial Validity Study of Perception-Empathy Biofeedback System for Gait Training in Older Adults
AU - Yasuda, Kazuhiro
AU - Saichi, Kenta
AU - Iwata, Hiroyasu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/7/2
Y1 - 2018/7/2
N2 - Maintaining gait performance is important as a strategy for health promotion and fall prevention in older adults. In the present study, we introduced a haptic-based biofeedback (BF) system designed to augment foot pressure information with a wearable vibrotactile BF device attached to the pelvis. This device provided information regarding an older adult's foot pressure pattern to the person (trainee) and coach (trainer) to refine the interpersonal feedback. In this project, a feasibility laboratory study was first conducted to clarify the validity of the BF system (i.e., kinematic changes and cognitive burden of the device). Our preliminary study showed that the system had potential to modify the kinematic pattern in some older adults, but not walking speed (comprehensive evaluation of walking). Moreover, it is likely that the device required, to some extent, a cognitive burden for specific older people; thus, this aspect may have interfered with the usability of the BF in the initial practice phase. These results provided essential preliminary knowledge for designing a successful BF system and future trial with BF devices.
AB - Maintaining gait performance is important as a strategy for health promotion and fall prevention in older adults. In the present study, we introduced a haptic-based biofeedback (BF) system designed to augment foot pressure information with a wearable vibrotactile BF device attached to the pelvis. This device provided information regarding an older adult's foot pressure pattern to the person (trainee) and coach (trainer) to refine the interpersonal feedback. In this project, a feasibility laboratory study was first conducted to clarify the validity of the BF system (i.e., kinematic changes and cognitive burden of the device). Our preliminary study showed that the system had potential to modify the kinematic pattern in some older adults, but not walking speed (comprehensive evaluation of walking). Moreover, it is likely that the device required, to some extent, a cognitive burden for specific older people; thus, this aspect may have interfered with the usability of the BF in the initial practice phase. These results provided essential preliminary knowledge for designing a successful BF system and future trial with BF devices.
KW - biofeedback
KW - gait
KW - human-machine interface
KW - interpersonal feedback
KW - motor learning
KW - older
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U2 - 10.1109/SMC.2018.00265
DO - 10.1109/SMC.2018.00265
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85062243862
T3 - Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2018
SP - 1530
EP - 1534
BT - Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2018
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2018
Y2 - 7 October 2018 through 10 October 2018
ER -
