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- Recent advancements in mobile technology have shown that while unisensory feedback can enhance gait through wearable systems, there is limited understanding of the benefits of using multimodal feedback for rehabilitation.
- This paper presents initial findings from a research project focused on developing a mobile health (mHealth) system that incorporates Android smart glasses to deliver multisensory cues for gait rehabilitation in individuals with Parkinson's disease.
- The study involves a pilot program that explores the design and effectiveness of visual, auditory, and haptic cues, aiming to determine their impact on gait parameters like speed, stride length, and cadence, while also considering user stress levels and immediate responses.
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Recent advances in mobile technology have shown that augmented unisensory feedback can be leveraged to improve gait using wearable systems, but less is known about the possible benefits and usability of multisensory (i.e., multimodal) feedback. This paper introduces the preliminary results of an innovative research project aiming to develop an mHealth system including Android smart glasses, and providing multisensory cues for gait rehabilitation of people affected by Parkinson's disease in and out of the medical context. In particular, the paper describes a preliminary pilot focusing on the design of visual, auditory, and haptic cues, and testing the design methodologies to be used in further developments of the project. Considered research questions were: Which kinds of images, sounds, and vibrations mostly influence gait speed, stride length, and cadence? Which are the ones stressing the user the least? Which ones induce the most immediate reaction? Thus, in this starting part of the research project, different typologies of sensory cues were designed, tested, and evaluated considering quantitative and qualitative parameters to properly answer the research questions.
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