Facilitators’ Intervention Variance and Outcome Influence When Using Video Games with Fibromyalgia Patients

Anthony Lewis Brooks; Eva Petersson

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Facilitators’ Intervention Variance and Outcome Influence When Using Video Games with Fibromyalgia Patients

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Abstract

22 adult females diagnosed as suffering Fibromyalgia syndrome
(FMS) participated in two explorative studies investigating potential benefits
from playing gesture-controlled video games. A main goal was researching
potentials of commercial gaming systems with inbuilt Internet connectivity
toward home-based self-driven adaptable ‘telerehabilitation’ targeting means to
increase tolerance to pain and thus, augmenting quality of life for sufferers.
Beside this, an aim was to study variance between facilitator formal and
informal intervention approaches and to analyze potential influence on
outcomes; this is the core focus of this paper. Typical to FMS studies, high
patient drop out numbers resulted in limited compliance. Informal facilitator
intervention (non-therapist) resulted in significantly higher outcome scores
(increased tolerance indicators/reported pain threshold) when compared to a
formal therapeutic intervention approach. Findings, whilst not conclusive, offer
a point of departure to discuss how intervention approach influences outcomes
and patient benefit, especially when a self-driven training regime is designed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Risk Management Healthcare and Safety of the Environment and Transport : Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Editors	V.G. Duffy
Number of pages	10
Volume	8025
Place of Publication	Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date	24 Jul 2013
Pages	163–172
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-39172-9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-642-39173-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39173-6
Publication status	Published - 24 Jul 2013
Event	DHM 2013 - Las Vegas, United States Duration: 21 Jul 2013 → 26 Jul 2013

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Conference	DHM 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas
Period	21/07/2013 → 26/07/2013

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4th International Conference, DHM 2013
Held as Part of HCI International 2013
Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 21-26, 2013
Proceedings, Part I

Keywords

Fibromyalgia,
Video Games
Facilitator Intervention
Pain

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Brooks, A. L., & Petersson, E. (2013). Facilitators’ Intervention Variance and Outcome Influence When Using Video Games with Fibromyalgia Patients. In V. G. Duffy (Ed.), Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Risk Management Healthcare and Safety of the Environment and Transport: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Vol. 8025 , pp. 163–172). Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39173-6

Brooks, Anthony Lewis ; Petersson, Eva. / Facilitators’ Intervention Variance and Outcome Influence When Using Video Games with Fibromyalgia Patients. Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Risk Management Healthcare and Safety of the Environment and Transport: Lecture Notes in Computer Science. editor / V.G. Duffy. Vol. 8025 Berlin Heidelberg : Springer Publishing Company, 2013. pp. 163–172

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Brooks, AL & Petersson, E 2013, Facilitators’ Intervention Variance and Outcome Influence When Using Video Games with Fibromyalgia Patients. in VG Duffy (ed.), Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Risk Management Healthcare and Safety of the Environment and Transport: Lecture Notes in Computer Science. vol. 8025 , Springer Publishing Company, Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 163–172, DHM 2013, Las Vegas, United States, 21/07/2013. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39173-6

Facilitators’ Intervention Variance and Outcome Influence When Using Video Games with Fibromyalgia Patients. / Brooks, Anthony Lewis ; Petersson, Eva.
Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Risk Management Healthcare and Safety of the Environment and Transport: Lecture Notes in Computer Science. ed. / V.G. Duffy. Vol. 8025 Berlin Heidelberg: Springer Publishing Company, 2013. p. 163–172.

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Brooks AL , Petersson E. Facilitators’ Intervention Variance and Outcome Influence When Using Video Games with Fibromyalgia Patients. In Duffy VG, editor, Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Risk Management Healthcare and Safety of the Environment and Transport: Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 8025 . Berlin Heidelberg: Springer Publishing Company. 2013. p. 163–172 doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-39173-6

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