Evaluation of the V-Arcade serious games framework to support upper limbs rehabilitation at home for children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Abstract

We present the evaluation of the V-Arcade serious games framework to support hand, wrist and forearm rehabilitation for children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). We evaluated the framework in collaboration with the therapists of the De Marchi Pediatric Clinic in Milan. We provided the software at home to three children with JIA, each child performed exercises at home with the framework, the trial lasted for 1 month and a half. The evaluation measures performed at the beginning and the end of each trial include: Evaluation of active and passive ROM (Range Of Motion), Pain assessment with Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), Questionnaires on functional skills: Jamar, Abilhand and CHAQ, and a final interview with the therapist.