期刊
APPLIED ERGONOMICS
卷 94, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103390
关键词
Stroke; Trunk stability and control; Robot-assisted therapy
资金
- Innosuisse [17394.3 PFLS-LS]
The study evaluated the usability of T-Chair in stroke rehabilitation, with 64% of physical therapists having a positive view and patients reacting positively and enjoying the training. The chair has the potential to become an effective training tool for stroke patients with intermediate trunk control.
A prototype assistive therapy chair (T-Chair) that induces exercise stimuli to improve trunk control and standing and walking early after stroke has been developed. The aim of this study was to assess its usability in a rehabilitation setting. Eleven physical therapists (PTs) integrated the T-Chair into the therapy programs of 15 patients post stroke. Each patient performed on average four individual therapy sessions on the T-Chair under the PTs' supervision. Usability was assessed using questionnaires, therapy diaries and focus group interviews with PTs'. Among PTs', 64% had generally a positive view on the T-Chair. Physical therapists recognized the potential for unsupervised therapy. Generally, patients reacted positively and enjoyed training. The T-Chair has the potential to become an adequate training tool for patients with an intermediate trunk control after stroke. Further development and usability testing are required to provide a therapeutic device allowing for an intensive therapy early post stroke.
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