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Ellana Welsby1, David Hobbs1,2, Brenton Hordacre1
1Allied Health & Human Performance, Innovation, IMPlementation and Clinical Translation (IIMPACT) in Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering
|August 12, 2024
Summary
Co-design methodology helped create an augmented reality intervention for children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). This technology provides enhanced feedback for motor skill practice, meeting user needs effectively.
Area of Science:
- Rehabilitation Technology
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Pediatric Therapy
Background:
- Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) exhibit motor learning and performance deficits.
- Augmented feedback through technology can support motor skill acquisition in children with DCD.
- Co-design methodology is increasingly utilized in healthcare for developing therapeutic interventions, yet guidelines are limited.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the application of co-design principles in developing a novel therapeutic technology for children with DCD.
- To create an augmented reality intervention prototype through a collaborative, end-user-driven process.
Main Methods:
- A three-principle framework (Understanding, Exploring, Materialising) guided the co-design process.
- Paediatric clinicians, young learners with DCD, caregivers, and researchers collaborated.
- A generative co-design approach was employed to develop the intervention.
Main Results:
- An augmented reality intervention prototype for motor skill practice was designed and developed.
- The process involved identifying unmet needs, exploring solutions, and creating games with bespoke technology.
- The co-design ensured the prototype addressed the specific needs of children with DCD.
Conclusions:
- Co-design effectively engaged end-users as experts in developing a novel AR intervention for DCD.
- The collaborative process successfully produced a prototype that aligns with consumer needs.
- All end-user perspectives were integrated, ensuring a user-centered design.
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