Abstract
Achieving adherence to physical exercise training is essential in elders and adults with neurological disorders. Immersive technologies are seeing wide adoption among new neurorehabilitation therapies, as they provide a highly effective motivational and stimulating component. The aim of this study is to verify whether the developed virtual reality system for pedaling exercise is accepted and could be safety, useful and motivating for these populations. A feasibility study was conducted with patients with neuromotor disorders and elderly people from Lescer Clinic and the residential group Albertia, respectively. All the participants performed a pedaling exercise session with virtual reality platform. Then, the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory, the System Usability Scale (SUS), Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire, were assessed in the group of 20 adults (mean age = 61.1; standard deviation = 12.617, 15 males and 5 females) with lower limb disorders. While the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire, Presence Questionnaire, Game user Experience Satisfaction Scale and SUS were assessed in the group of 18 elders (mean age = 85.16; standard deviation = 5.93, 5 males and 13 females). In light of the outcomes, PedaleoVR is considered to be a credible, usable and motivational tool towards adults with neuromotor disorders to perform cycling exercise, and therefore its usage could contribute to adherence to lower limb training activities. Moreover, PedaleoVR does not generate negative effects related to cybersickness while the sensation of presence and the degree of satisfaction generated have been positively evaluated by the geriatric population. This trial has been registered at ClinicalTrials.gov under the identifier: NCT05162040, Dec 2021
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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