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. 2024 Oct 16;12(20):2058.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare12202058.

A Study on the Development of Information and Communication Technology-Based Oral Functional Rehabilitation Exercise Program Content for Elderly People

Yong-Keum Choi  1   2 , Ji-Hye Yun  3 , Hyun Lee  4 , Eun-Gyeong Cha  5 , Hyang-Ah Park  5
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A Study on the Development of Information and Communication Technology-Based Oral Functional Rehabilitation Exercise Program Content for Elderly People

Yong-Keum Choi et al. Healthcare (Basel). .

Abstract

Background/Objectives: This study was conducted to develop information and communication technology (ICT)-based oral functional rehabilitation exercise (OFRE) program content to effectively improve the oral function of the elderly people. Methods: After selecting evidence-based effective OFRE items through systematic review, the final items were constructed through the validity evaluation of detailed items through an expert Delphi survey. The items were composed in a simple content form that can be performed directly and applied to ICT-based mobile applications. Results: The final content items consisted of an oral functional motor-ability measurement, oral Pilates videos, and games. The first is to measure the maximum opening amount before and after exercise, and the opening amount was designed to be measured by eating the fruit displayed on the screen by opening and closing the lips. The second one consisted of eight exercises in the video, and each exercise was to be performed at least three times a day, with a total of two sets. The third is a salivary secretion function exercise that stimulates the salivary glands to stimulate the user's interest and enable them to perform oral movements on their own. It consists of a lip and respiratory muscle exercise that inflates the cheeks and bursts a balloon, and the image disappears when the word in the image presented on the screen is pronounced correctly. It consists of pronunciation exercises. Conclusions: This content development attempt can be expanded into new convergence research linked to ICT and can be used as basic data when developing related content as part of digital care for the elderly in the future.

Keywords: digital health; elderly; exercise; oral health; rehabilitation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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The development process of ICT-based OFRE content.
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ICT-based OFRE content for measuring oral-function exercise ability using facial recognition.
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ICT-based content of OFRE Oral Pilates.
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ICT-based OFRE game content.
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