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This paper describes a pilot study using a prototype telerehabilitation system (Ghostman). Ghostman is a visual augmentation system designed to allow a physical therapist and patient to inhabit each other’s viewpoint in an augmented real-world environment. This allows the therapist to deliver instruction remotely and observe performance of a motor skill through the patient’s point of view. In a pilot study, we investigated the efficacy of Ghostman by using it to teach participants to use chopsticks. Participants were randomized to a single training session, receiving either Ghostman or face-to-face instructions by the same skilled instructor. Learning was assessed by measuring retention of skills at 24-hour and 7-day post instruction. As hypothesised, there were no differences in reduction of error or time to completion between participants using Ghostman compared to those receiving face- to-face instruction. These initial results in a healthy population are promising and demonstrate the potential application of this technology to patients requiring learning or relearning of motor skills as may be required following a stroke or brain injury.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	Tele-rehabilitation, augmented reality, motor learning
Research Division:	Information and Computing Sciences
Research Group:	Library and information studies
Research Field:	Human information interaction and retrieval
Objective Division:	Health
Objective Group:	Evaluation of health and support services
Objective Field:	Health education and promotion
UTAS Author:	Chinthammit, W (Dr Winyu Chinthammit)
UTAS Author:	Merritt, TM (Mr Troy Merritt)
UTAS Author:	Pedersen, S (Dr Scott Pedersen)
UTAS Author:	Williams, A (Associate Professor Andrew Williams)
UTAS Author:	Visentin, D (Dr Denis Visentin)
UTAS Author:	Rowe, RS (Dr Robert Rowe)
ID Code:	91152
Year Published:	2014
Web of Science® Times Cited:	15
Deposited By:	Education
Deposited On:	2014-05-09
Last Modified:	2018-03-20
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