REHAB 2014

Research Article

Adaptive Cognitive Rehabilitation Interventions based on Serious Games for Children with ADHD using Biofeedback Techniques: Assessment and Evaluation

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255249,
        author={Maite Frutos-Pascual and Bego\`{o}a Garc\^{\i}a Zapirain and Kattalin Camara Buldian},
        title={Adaptive Cognitive Rehabilitation Interventions based on Serious Games for Children with ADHD using Biofeedback Techniques: Assessment and Evaluation},
        proceedings={REHAB 2014},
        publisher={ICST},
        proceedings_a={REHAB},
        year={2014},
        month={7},
        keywords={methodology adhd serious games biofeedback},
        doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255249}
    }
    
  • Maite Frutos-Pascual
    Begoña García Zapirain
    Kattalin Camara Buldian
    Year: 2014
    Adaptive Cognitive Rehabilitation Interventions based on Serious Games for Children with ADHD using Biofeedback Techniques: Assessment and Evaluation
    REHAB
    ICST
    DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255249
Maite Frutos-Pascual1, Begoña García Zapirain,*, Kattalin Camara Buldian1
  • 1: University of Deusto
*Contact email: mbgarciazapi@deusto.es

Abstract

Attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent disorders within the child population today. The number of developments in the area of Serious Games and Biofeedback targeting these children has increased recently. Nevertheless there is no specific methodology for evaluating these interventions. The object of this article is to establish a common core of minimum criteria for carrying out validation experiments of this kind. These protocol guidelines are aimed at the evaluation of cognitive rehabilitation activities for children with ADHD. The key point in this methodology is that it takes into account the inclusion of biofeedback and Serious Games techniques within the intervention program. The proposed methodology was specifically designed for researchers in computer science, who need to evaluate each study setting specifically, so as to determine the most suitable validation protocol for each case.