Individualized virtual training game for older adults with one or more of the following conditions: mobility impairment, cognitive impairment and/or urinary incontinence
Investigator: Chantale Dumoulin, PhD
Collaborators: Dividat (Switzerland), Fraunhofer Portugal Reasearch (Portugal), ETH Zurich (Switzerland), Polytechnique Montréal (Canada), ProCare (The Netherlands), Protestant Christian Elderly Oragnization (The Netherlands) and Physio Spartos (Switzerland).
Funding organization: European Union’s Active Assisted Living Program, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Project and objectives: Our research team has developed a virtual training game system targeting older adults to improve balance, cognitive function and leg and pelvic floor muscle strength. The objective of this study is to evaluate the ease of use and user-friendliness of the game.
Who may participate in this research?
Women age 60 and over
Experience urinary incontinence at least three times per week for at least 3 months
Interested in trying a virtual training game and documenting your experience*.
*Other admission criteria may apply.