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The aim of this study was the analysis of existing sets of rehabilitation exercises for possible adapting them to mobile devices (tablets). We analyzed more than 300 different memory tasks presented on the pages of workbooks. Numerous tasks were classified to different categories because of the type of content and cognitive functions trained. For each type there was assigned a certain number of specific tasks. In each type the feasibility of adaptation for tablets (full, partial, impossible) and complexity of interaction (entering characters, indication, drag&drop) were evaluated. That is a big help for many older people (most of the patients in the Rehabilitation Center), because they have problems entering text with the virtual keyboard displayed on the screen.
Publication supported from the Human Capital Operational Programme co-financed by the European Union from the financial resources of the European Social Fund, project no. POKL.04.01.02-00-209/11; publication co-financed by the Institute of Informatics at Silesian University of Technology, statutory research no. BK/215/Rau2/2013.
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Dobosz, K., Dobosz, M., Fiolka, T., Wojaczek, M., Depta, T. (2014). Tablets in the Rehabilitation of Memory Impairment. In: Miesenberger, K., Fels, D., Archambault, D., Peňáz, P., Zagler, W. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8547. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08596-8_61
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