Published on in Vol 13 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/69400, first published .
Insights on the User Experience and Feasibility of an Electromyography-Driven Exergame Combined With Blood Flow Restriction for Strength Training in Hospitalized Older Adults: Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study

Insights on the User Experience and Feasibility of an Electromyography-Driven Exergame Combined With Blood Flow Restriction for Strength Training in Hospitalized Older Adults: Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study

Insights on the User Experience and Feasibility of an Electromyography-Driven Exergame Combined With Blood Flow Restriction for Strength Training in Hospitalized Older Adults: Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study

Ruben Debeuf   1, 2, 3 , MSc ;   Reinhard Claeys   1, 2, 3 , MSc ;   Margo Berlanger   1 , BSc ;   Myrthe Bunt   1 , BSc ;   Aziz Debain   4 , PhD ;   Daan De Vlieger   1, 2, 3, 5 , MSc ;   Matthias Eggermont   1 , MSc ;   Mahyar Firouzi   1, 2, 3, 6 , PhD ;   Stefania Guida   1, 7 , MSc ;   Katarína Kostková   8 , PhD ;   Siddhartha Lieten   4 , PhD ;   Lubos Omelina   8 , PhD ;   Silvia Zaccardi   1, 8 , MSc ;   Bart Jansen   8 , PhD ;   Eva Swinnen   1, 2, 3 , PhD ;   David Beckwée   1, 3, 9 , PhD

1 Rehabilitation Research Group, Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

2 Center for Neurosciences (C4N), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

3 Brussels Human Robotic Research Center (BruBotics), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

4 Geriatrics Department, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

5 Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

6 Brain, Body and Cognition, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

7 Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy

8 Department of Electronics and Informatics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

9 Research Group Movement Antwerp (MOVANT), Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Corresponding Author:

  • Eva Swinnen, PhD
  • Rehabilitation Research Group, Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy
  • Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
  • Laarbeeklaan 121
  • Brussels 1090
  • Belgium
  • Phone: 32 24774326
  • Email: eva.swinnen@vub.be