Breath: A game to motivate the compliance of postoperative breathing exercises

2009 Virtual Rehabilitation International Conference, VR 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 94-97

  Lange, B ^a   Flynn, S ^a   Rizzo, A ^a   Bolas, M ^a   Silverman, M ^b   Huerta, A ^b  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health game; Incentive spirometry; Physical therapy; Postoperatvie; Video game

Indexed keywords

GAME DESIGN; INCENTIVE SPIROMETRY; INTERACTION DEVICES; POSTOPERATVIE; PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS; VIDEO GAME; VISUAL FEEDBACK;

VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

EID: 70449093568     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICVR.2009.5174212     Document Type: Conference Paper

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