Nursing home residents versus researcher: Establishing their needs while finding your way

Jon Ram Bruun-Pedersen*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Residents at nursing homes need to exercise to retain self-efficacy. But all the while, many do not seem to want to prioritize exercise routines over leisure activities. The first part of this chapter analyzes the potential reasons for this lack of exercise commitment at a nursing home in Copenhagen, Denmark, and show a solution to overcome such obstacles, by augmenting the exercise routine with the accompagnyment of recreational virtual environments. The second part of the chapter shares insights from the experiences from spending 3 years with the unique challenges and complex conditions that researchers face, when operating and navigating the specific field of nursing homes, due to the inherent characteris- tics of its context and users.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRecent Advances in Technologies of Inclusive and Well-Being : From Worn to Off-Body Sensing, Virtual Worlds, and Games for Serious Applications
EditorsAnthony Lewis Brooks, Sheryl Brahnam, Bill Kapralos, Lakhmi C. Jain
Number of pages25
PublisherSpringer
Publication date1 Feb 2017
Pages245-269
Chapter12
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-49877-5
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-49879-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2017
SeriesIntelligent Systems Reference Library
Volume119
ISSN1868-4394

Keywords

  • Older Adults
  • Rehabilitation
  • Exercise
  • Nursing home
  • Virtual Environments
  • Intrinsic Motivation
  • Trust

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