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Authors:
Vignesh Velmurugan
Luke Wood
Farshid Amirabdollahian
Keywords: Stroke rehabilitation; Robot-aided rehabilitation; Home-based therapy; Hand-wrist orthosis; user-centred design.
Abstract:
Robotic orthoses have emerged as a promising tool to provide an opportunity for supporting therapy at home for post-stroke hand and wrist rehabilitation. Despite their benefits, usability issues have hampered the acceptance of such devices. To overcome this, the WiGlove was designed following a user-centred approach that involved user evaluations to validate the prototype in an iterative process. This article presents the methodology and early findings of the WiGlove's first co-design iteration involving functional and usability evaluation by two-stroke survivors. The findings offer initial evidence for meeting the user requirements while identifying areas for improvement to enhance its usability and acceptance. Additionally, the article highlights the challenges encountered in conducting such long-term usability evaluations conducted at stroke survivors' homes.
Pages: 162 to 167
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2024
Publication date: May 26, 2024
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-4138
ISBN: 978-1-68558-163-3
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Dates: from May 26, 2024 to May 30, 2024