Université de Fribourg

Ecological Monitoring and Management App (EMMA) for Older Adults With Chronic Pain: Protocol for a Design and Feasibility Study

Ledermann, Katharina ; Abou Khaled, Omar ; Caon, Maurizio ; Berger, Thomas ; Chabwine, Joelle ; Martin-Soelch, Chantal

In: JMIR Research Protocols

Background: Chronic pain is a complex problem for many older adults that affects both physical functioning and psychological well-being. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies have shown promise in supporting older persons in managing chronic conditions. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is recommended for older people with chronic pain. However, online treatment programs for chronic pain are...

Université de Fribourg

Matching optical flow to motor speed in virtual reality while running on a treadmill

Caramenti, Martina ; Lafortuna, Claudio L. ; Mugellini, Elena ; Abou Khaled, Omar ; Bresciani, Jean-Pierre ; Dubois, Amandine

In: PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, no. 4, p. e0195781

We investigated how visual and kinaesthetic/efferent information is integrated for speed perception in running. Twelve moderately trained to trained subjects ran on a treadmill at three different speeds (8, 10, 12 km/h) in front of a moving virtual scene. They were asked to match the visual speed of the scene to their running speed–i.e., treadmill’s speed. For each trial, participants...

Université de Fribourg

Gesturing on the steering wheel, a comparison with speech and touch interaction modalities

Angelini, Leonardo ; Baumgartner, Jürgen ; Carrino, Francisco ; Carrino, Stefano ; Caon, Maurizio ; Abou Khaled, Omar ; Sauer, Jürgen ; Lalanne, Denis ; Mugellini, Elena ; Sonderegger, Andreas

(Internal working papers DIUF ; 15-03)

This paper compares an emergent interaction modality for the In-Vehicle Infotainment System (IVIS), i.e., gesturing on the steering wheel, with two more popular modalities in modern cars: touch and speech. We conducted a betweensubjects experiment with 20 participants for each modality to assess the interaction performance with the IVIS and the impact on the driving performance. Moreover, we...

Haute Ecole de Santé de Fribourg

L'échange des données de santé entre hôpitaux et acteurs de la santé - le projet MediCoordination

Ding, Sandrine ; Müller, Henning ; Alves, Bruno ; Godel, David ; Abou Khaled, Omar ; Mooser, François ; Schumacher, Michael

In: Journal de l'Association suisse des techniciens en radiologie médicale, 2011, p. nc

Au sein de la médecine moderne, les changements technologiques ont tout particulièrement modifié la pratique de l’imagerie médicale. Les progrès concernent toutes les étapes du processus : l’acquisition des images, le post-processing, le stockage, la recherche d’images et enfin leur transmission. Ces améliorations ont engendré une augmentation de la qualité des soins, de la...