@inproceedings{f319cfb15dae44bc840a1c44771b4c0a,
title = "Multi-disciplinary design and in-home evaluation of kinect-based exercise coaching system for elderly",
abstract = "Physical activity is recognized as one of the most effective measures to reduce risk of injury and to improve the quality of life in elderly. Many of the elderly however lack the motivation, confidence and skills to engage in regular exercise activity. One of the promising approaches is semi-automated coaching that combines exercise monitoring and interaction with a health coach. To gain a better understanding of the needs and challenges faced by the elderly when using such systems, we developed Kinect-based interactive exercise system to encourage healthy behavior and increase motivation to exercise. We present the multi-disciplinary design process and evaluation of the developed system in a home environment where various real-world challenges had to be overcome.",
keywords = "Gerontechnology, Health coaching, Interactive exercise, Kinect",
author = "Gregorij Kurillo and Ferda Ofli and Jennifer Marcoe and Paul Gorman and Holly Jimison and Misha Pavel and Ruzena Bajcsy",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank {\v S}t{\v e}p{\'a}n Obdr{\v z}{\'a}lek, Alex Triana, and Kavan Sikand for contributions to software development; Sue Scott of Renewable Fitness for providing the exercises and her assistance in designing the exercise program; and Edmund Seto for contributions to the study design. This research was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. 1111965. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.; 1st International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2015 Held as Part of 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2015 ; Conference date: 02-08-2015 Through 07-08-2015",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-20913-5_10",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783319209128",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer-Verlag",
pages = "101--113",
editor = "Gavriel Salvendy and Jia Zhou and Gavriel Salvendy",
booktitle = "Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population",
}