Research Article
Vibrotactile Cueing using Wearable Computers for Overcoming Learned Non-Use in Chronic Stroke
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252351, author={Eric Luster and Troy McDaniel and Bijan Fakhri and Jim Davis and Morris Goldberg and Shantanu Bala and Sethuraman Panchanathan}, title={Vibrotactile Cueing using Wearable Computers for Overcoming Learned Non-Use in Chronic Stroke}, proceedings={ICTs for improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={REHAB}, year={2013}, month={5}, keywords={stroke rehabilitation vibrotactile cueing}, doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252351} }- Eric Luster
Troy McDaniel
Bijan Fakhri
Jim Davis
Morris Goldberg
Shantanu Bala
Sethuraman Panchanathan
Year: 2013
Vibrotactile Cueing using Wearable Computers for Overcoming Learned Non-Use in Chronic Stroke
REHAB
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252351
Abstract
Outpatient stroke rehabilitation is often lengthy and expensive due to patients' lack of functional use of the impaired arm outside of the clinic caused by "learned non-use." Learned non-use is detrimental to stroke recovery, often resulting in chronic disability. To overcome learned non-use, a wearable "personal assistant" solution is proposed that employs ubiquitous cueing to stimulate patient use of the paretic arm while outside of therapy sessions. A pilot user study is presented that evaluated stroke survivors' tolerance and acceptance of cueing, and the usability of the proposed implementation.
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