Participatory design and needs assessment for a pressure-sensitive pen and mobile application (SensoGrip) for children with handwriting problems

Rettinger, Lena; Klupper, Carissa; Hauser, Carina; Schönthaler, Erna; Kerschbaumer, Andrea; Werner, Katharina; Werner, Franz

doi:10.1080/17483107.2022.2138994

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“…Cognitive Behavioral Game Design (CBGD) is a serious games framework that incorporates behavioral theory, learning theory, and the player enjoyment process (Starks, 2014). The behavioral elements are derived from Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura A. , 2004;Bandura A. , 2001), where the process for to create a game that successfully increased knowledge about alcohol abuse and reduced intent to use alcohol recreationally (Yap, et al, 2020), and to inform the design of a pressure-sensitive pen to assist disabled children with handwriting (Rettinger, et al, 2022).…”

Section: Cognitive Behavioral Game Designmentioning

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Playful PHI: Using Cognitive Behavioral Game Design (CBGD) to Create a COVID-19 Prevention Game, Vaccine Nation

Starks

2024

IJGSI

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During the Covid-19 pandemic, scientists and public health organizations such as the CDC and the WHO promoted health guidelines to the public. However, social media misinformation, social stigma, and a drastic change in lifestyle lead to reduced compliance or non-compliance with these measures. As a result, playful public health messaging emerged as an attempt to increase health literacy around Covid-19 preventative practices, one of which was the tower defense game, Vaccine Nation. This article outlines the design principles of Cognitive Behavioral Game Design (CBGD) and how they were used to design the tower-defense game Vaccine Nation, incorporating recommended health interventions including isolating, hand hygiene, social distancing, wearing masks, and eventually getting vaccinated.

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Section: Cognitive Behavioral Game Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Playful PHI: Using Cognitive Behavioral Game Design (CBGD) to Create a COVID-19 Prevention Game, Vaccine Nation

Starks

2024

IJGSI

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“…The SensoGrip project was launched with the aim of creating a pressure-sensitive pen, focusing on user-centered conception, development, and evaluation. Previously, we had conducted a comprehensive evaluation to understand the needs of all relevant stakeholders, steering the further development process [14]. The project was supported by an interdisciplinary team that included professionals from occupational therapy, physical therapy, special education, medical informatics, computer science, and mechanical engineering.…”

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Evaluating the Experiences of Occupational Therapists and Children Using the SensoGrip Pressure-Sensitive Pen in a Handwriting Intervention: Multimethods Study

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Schönthaler,

Kerschbaumer

et al. 2024

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol

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Background The acquisition of handwriting skills is essential for a child’s academic success, self-confidence, and general school performance. Nevertheless, an estimated 5% to 27% of children face handwriting challenges, where the ability to modulate pressure on the pencil and lead on the paper is a key motor component. Objective We aimed to investigate the experience with and usability of the SensoGrip system, a pressure-measuring pen system with personalized real-time feedback about pressure modulation, in a clinical setting with children and occupational therapists (OTs). Methods A multimethods study was conducted, incorporating qualitative interviews and questionnaires with children, user diaries, focus group discussions, and a usability questionnaire with OTs, along with a questionnaire for parents. Results The study involved OTs (n=8), children with handwriting difficulties (n=16), and their parents (n=16), each of whom used the SensoGrip system in up to 5 therapy sessions. OTs reported that the SensoGrip system helped to focus the child’s awareness on handwriting pressure and to measure it objectively. The system received high acceptance and usability ratings from the OTs—usefulness: median score of 4 out of 7; ease of use and ease of learning: median score of 6 out of 7; and satisfaction: median score of 6 out of 7. Participants appreciated that it fosters pressure awareness and motivation to draw and write. Conclusions The SensoGrip pressure-sensing system with real-time feedback is a promising tool for pediatric occupational therapy. It supports children with handwriting difficulties to adjust their pressure application during the task. In the future, controlled quantitative trials are warranted to further examine the system’s impact.

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“…The core device for the acquirement of data was the SensoGrip pen (see Figure 1). First, we derived a comprehensive list of user story requirements using human-centred design process gathering [14]. After that, the device was developed, whose main components (1), ( 4) and (7) were manufactured using the additive manufacturing process of hot lithography.…”

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Handwriting Evaluation Using Deep Learning with SensoGrip

Bublin

Werner

Kerschbaumer

et al. 2023

Sensors

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Handwriting learning disabilities, such as dysgraphia, have a serious negative impact on children’s academic results, daily life and overall well-being. Early detection of dysgraphia facilitates an early start of targeted intervention. Several studies have investigated dysgraphia detection using machine learning algorithms with a digital tablet. However, these studies deployed classical machine learning algorithms with manual feature extraction and selection as well as binary classification: either dysgraphia or no dysgraphia. In this work, we investigated the fine grading of handwriting capabilities by predicting the SEMS score (between 0 and 12) with deep learning. Our approach provided a root-mean-square error of less than 1 with automatic instead of manual feature extraction and selection. Furthermore, the SensoGrip smart pen SensoGrip was used, i.e., a pen equipped with sensors to capture handwriting dynamics, instead of a tablet, enabling writing evaluation in more realistic scenarios.

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Participatory design and needs assessment for a pressure-sensitive pen and mobile application (SensoGrip) for children with handwriting problems

Cited by 5 publications

References 23 publications

Playful PHI: Using Cognitive Behavioral Game Design (CBGD) to Create a COVID-19 Prevention Game, Vaccine Nation

Playful PHI: Using Cognitive Behavioral Game Design (CBGD) to Create a COVID-19 Prevention Game, Vaccine Nation

Evaluating the Experiences of Occupational Therapists and Children Using the SensoGrip Pressure-Sensitive Pen in a Handwriting Intervention: Multimethods Study

Handwriting Evaluation Using Deep Learning with SensoGrip

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