Developing a Gamification-Based mHealth Platform to Support Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy for Children

Creators: Karthan, Maximilian and Hieber, Daniel and Pryss, Rüdiger and Schobel, Johannes
Title: Developing a Gamification-Based mHealth Platform to Support Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy for Children
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Event Title: (Proceedings of the) IEEE 36th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)
Event Location: L'Aquila, Italy
Event Dates: June, 22-24, 2023
Projects: DigiHealth
Page Range: pp. 169-172
Date: 2023
Divisions: Gesundheitsmanagement
Abstract (ENG): Orofacial myofunctional disorders in children are a common problem with most therapy consisting of interventions to be done at home. Parents often find it difficult to motivate their children to exercise, and it is impossible for speech therapists to effectively track how much the children have practiced at home. Gamified mHealth applications have already been successfully applied in other domains of speech therapy, such as speech apraxia and aphasia. For orofacial myofunctional therapy, a sophisticated and well-established solution is still lacking. We describe the requirements and development of LudusMyo, an mHealth application to support OMD therapy specifically. We expect that such a gamified mHealth application will significantly increase the children’s motivation to continue their therapy at home while enabling therapists to reliably track their patients’ progress and tailor the outpatient therapy accordingly.
Forthcoming: No
Language: English
Citation:

Karthan, Maximilian and Hieber, Daniel and Pryss, Rüdiger and Schobel, Johannes (2023) Developing a Gamification-Based mHealth Platform to Support Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy for Children. In: (Proceedings of the) IEEE 36th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), June, 22-24, 2023, L'Aquila, Italy, pp. 169-172. ISBN 9798350312249

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