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A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Published on: April 19, 2019
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"The Heart Game": Using Gamification as Part of a Telerehabilitation Program for Heart Patients
Marcus Dithmer1, Jack Ord Rasmussen1, Erik Grönvall2
11 Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark .
Games for Health Journal
|November 19, 2015
Summary
This study developed "The Heart Game," a gamified app to aid heart patients in telerehabilitation. The game successfully engaged patients and relatives, showing potential for technology-assisted cardiac recovery.
Area of Science:
- Digital Health
- Cardiology
- Human-Computer Interaction
Background:
- Telerehabilitation is crucial for heart patients' recovery.
- Gamification principles can enhance patient engagement in healthcare.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and test "The Heart Game," a gamified application for heart patient telerehabilitation.
- To assess the usability and effectiveness of gamification in supporting cardiac recovery through the Teledialog project.
Main Methods:
- User-driven innovation used to create a prototype game with daily challenges.
- Tested on 10 patients (48-89 years) and relatives over 2 weeks.
- Data collected via interviews, observations, focus groups, and workshops.
Main Results:
- Patients found "The Heart Game" useful for daily telerehabilitation.
- Gamification elements (leaderboards, relationships, achievements) increased engagement.
- Involving relatives in the game motivated patients' rehabilitation activities.
Conclusions:
- "The Heart Game" offers a novel, social, and active approach to cardiac telerehabilitation.
- Gamification shows significant potential for improving heart patient adherence to rehabilitation programs.
- Including spouses in rehabilitation activities is a promising strategy; balancing difficulty is key.
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