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A blended user centred design study for wearable haptic gait rehabilitation following hemiparetic stroke

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2015.259073,
        author={Theodoros Georgiou and Simon Holland and Janet van der Linden and Josie Tetley and Rachel Stockley and Glenis Donaldson and Linda Garbutt and Ornella Pinzone and Fanny Grasselly and Kevin Deleaye},
        title={A blended user centred design study for wearable haptic gait rehabilitation following hemiparetic stroke},
        proceedings={9th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH},
        year={2015},
        month={8},
        keywords={haptic bracelets stroke gait rehabilitation tactile metronome haptic metronome walking hemiparetic blended user centred design entrainment},
        doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2015.259073}
    }
    
  • Theodoros Georgiou
    Simon Holland
    Janet van der Linden
    Josie Tetley
    Rachel Stockley
    Glenis Donaldson
    Linda Garbutt
    Ornella Pinzone
    Fanny Grasselly
    Kevin Deleaye
    Year: 2015
    A blended user centred design study for wearable haptic gait rehabilitation following hemiparetic stroke
    PERVASIVEHEALTH
    ICST
    DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2015.259073
Theodoros Georgiou1,*, Simon Holland1, Janet van der Linden1, Josie Tetley2, Rachel Stockley2, Glenis Donaldson2, Linda Garbutt2, Ornella Pinzone2, Fanny Grasselly1, Kevin Deleaye1
  • 1: The Open University
  • 2: Manchester Metropolitan University
*Contact email: theodoros.georgiou@open.ac.uk

Abstract

Restoring mobility and rehabilitation of gait are high priorities for post-stroke rehabilitation. Cueing using metronomic rhythmic sensory stimulation has been shown to improve gait, but most versions of this approach have used auditory and visual cues. In contrast, we developed a prototype wearable system for rhythmic cueing based on haptics, which was shown to be highly effective in an early pilot study. In this paper we describe a follow-up study with four stroke survivors to inform design, and to identify issues and requirements for such devices to be used in home-based or out-door settings. To this end, we present a blended user-centred design study of a wearable haptic gait rehabilitation system. This study draws on the combined views of physiotherapists, nurses, interaction designers and stroke survivors. Many of the findings were unanticipated, identifying issues outside the scope of initial designs, with important implications for future design and appropriate use.

Keywords
haptic bracelets stroke gait rehabilitation tactile metronome haptic metronome walking hemiparetic blended user centred design entrainment
Published
2015-08-03
Publisher
EAI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2015.259073
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