Home-based training of rhythmic skills with a serious game in Parkinson's disease: Usability and acceptability - 20/12/18
Highlights |
• | A music-based serious game (SG) can be used for at-home training of rhythmic skills in patients with Parkinson disease. |
• | The proposed game (Rhythm Workers) shows good to excellent suitability. |
• | SGs are promising for successful rehabilitation of rhythmic abilities in patients with Parkinson disease. |
Abstract |
Objectives |
To evaluate the adherence, usability and acceptance of a rehabilitation protocol with a music-based serious game (SG) and its effect on rhythmic skills in Parkinson disease (PD).
Methods |
Sixteen PD patients with mild cognitive and motor impairments were included (mean [SD] age 65 [7.28] years and Hoehn & Yahr score 2–3). Rehabilitation consisted of a 6-week at-home training program targeting rhythmic skills with a dedicated SG, Rhythm Workers, implemented on a tablet device. Patients were asked to play the game at least 30min, 3 times a week. Two half-day evaluations were conducted before and after rehabilitation. Time played and average game scores were recorded. Suitability was evaluated by a questionnaire inspired by the Suitability Evaluation Questionnaire (SEQ) and rhythmic skills by the Beat Alignment Test from the Battery for the Assessment of Auditory Sensorimotor and Timing Abilities (BAASTA).
Results |
Patients played a mean (SD) of 313 (243) min, namely 57.9% of the expected time; the mean game score was 48.8/100 (19.5). The mean SEQ score for 12 patients was 29.2/45 (8.2); suitability was good to excellent for 10 patients. Beat perception reflecting rhythmic skills improved significantly in all but 5 patients.
Conclusion |
This study showed good to excellent suitability of an SG used on a tablet interface for rhythmic training in PD and the feasibility of this type of training in this population.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Serious games, Training, Rehabilitation, Parkinson disease, Beat perception, Synchronization, Rhythmic skills
Plan
Vol 61 - N° 6
P. 380-385 - novembre 2018 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.