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The study was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and University, under the grant European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) with project reference IDI-20191120, and also by the SPANISH GOVERNMENT (FEDER/Ministry of Science and Innovation/AEI), grant number RTI2018-097122-A-I00.

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FarmDay: A Gamified Virtual Reality Neurorehabilitation Application for Upper Limb Based on Activities of Daily Living

Publicated to:Applied Sciences-Basel. 12 (14): 7068- - 2022-07-01 12(14), DOI: 10.3390/app12147068

Authors: Rojo, Ana; Santos-Paz, Jose Angel; Sanchez-Picot, Alvaro; Raya, Rafael; Garcia-Carmona, Rodrigo

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CEU Univ, Univ San Pablo CEU, Dept Tecnol Informac, Escuela Politecn Super, Madrid 28668, Spain - Author
Escuela Politécnica Superior. Universidad CEU San Pablo - Author
Laboratorio de Ingeniería Biomédica (Biomedical Engineering Laboratory). Universidad CEU San Pablo - Author
Spanish Natl Res Council, Inst Cajal, Neural Rehabil Grp, Madrid 28002, Spain - Author
Universidad CEU San Pablo. ESCUELA POLITECNICA SUPERI. Tecnologias de la Información - Author
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Abstract

Patients with upper limb disorders are limited in their activities of daily living and impose an important healthcare burden due to the repetitive rehabilitation they require. A way to reduce this burden is through home-based therapy using virtual reality solutions, since they are readily available, provide immersion, and enable accurate motion tracking, and custom applications can be developed for them. However, there is lack of guidelines for the design of effective VR rehabilitation applications in the literature, particularly for bimanual training. This work introduces a VR telerehabilitation system that uses off-the-shelf hardware, a real-time remote setup, and a bimanual training application that aims to improve upper extremity motor function. It is made of six activities and was evaluated by five physiotherapists specialised in (2) neuromotor disorders and (3) functional rehabilitation and occupational therapy. A descriptive analysis of the results obtained from the System Usability Scale test of the application and a collection of qualitative assessments of each game have been carried out. The application obtained a mean score of 86.25 (+/- 8.96 SD) in the System Usability Scale, and the experts concluded that it accurately reproduces activities of daily living movements except for wrist and finger movements. They also offer a set of design guidelines.

Keywords

Activities of daily livingBimanual trainingGamesIndividualsMetaanalysisNeurorehabilitationReal-timeRehabilitationRemoteStrokeSystemTelerehabilitationUpper limbVirtual realityWii

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Applied Sciences-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position 42/90, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Multidisciplinary. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Engineering (Miscellaneous).

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 4.54, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Aug 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-08-02, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 5
  • Scopus: 6

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-02:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 61 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Rojo Agustí, Ana) and Last Author (GARCIA CARMONA, RODRIGO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Rojo Agustí, Ana.