Stroke participants' perceptions of robotic and electrical stimulation therapy: a new approach
Stroke participants' perceptions of robotic and electrical stimulation therapy: a new approach
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DOI：
10.3109/17483107.2010.509882
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Dibb, Bridget
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作者：
Hughes, Ann-Marie;Burridge, Jane;Dibb, Bridget
目的.用户的看法是至关重要的，但往往被忽视的因素，在设计和开发的康复技术。在这篇文章中，收集病人的看法的措施，开发和应用到一个新的上肢工作站，结合机器人治疗和电刺激（ES）。五名患有中风后慢性上肢偏瘫的参与者使用机器人工作站进行支持跟踪任务，通过精确控制的ES对其三头肌进行增强。在为期6周的试验后，由一位独立的健康心理学家设计了一套有目的的问题，并进行了个别访谈。这套简单、易于管理的问题表明，参与者对该系统作出了积极的反应，并就其可用性和有效性提出了宝贵的反馈意见。参与者希望有一个以家庭为基础的系统，针对他们的整个手臂。本文通过一个简单的问题集演示了评估用户对康复系统的感知的价值。虽然这项研究的结果对更广泛的受众有影响，但我们的建议是进行定性研究，以开发一种通用的评估工具，该工具可用于越来越多的设备，以提供反馈，从而加强未来康复新技术的发展。
Purpose. User perceptions are critical, yet often ignored factors in the design and development of rehabilitation technologies. In this article, measures for collection of patient perceptions are developed and applied to a novel upper limb workstation that combines robotic therapy and electrical stimulation (ES).Method. Five participants with chronic upper limb hemiplegia post-stroke used a robotic workstation to undertake supported tracking tasks augmented by precisely controlled ES to their triceps muscle. Following a 6 week trial, a purpose designed set of questions was developed and individual interviews were conducted by an independent health psychologist.Results. The simple, quick to administer question set showed that participants had a positive response to the system, and contributed valuable feedback with regard to its usability and effectiveness. Participants want a home-based system targeting their whole arm.Conclusion. This article demonstrates the value in assessing user perceptions of a rehabilitation system via a simple question set. While the results of this study have implications for a wider audience, our recommendations are for a qualitative study to develop a generic evaluation tool which could be used across the growing number of devices to provide feedback to enhance future development of any new technology for rehabilitation.