The development and evaluation of an arm usage coach for Stroke survivors

Bart Klaassen; P.G.H. Bartels; Bernhard J.F. van Beijnum; Hermanus J. Hermens

doi:10.1109/ICSensT.2015.7438452

The development and evaluation of an arm usage coach for Stroke survivors

Bart Klaassen, P.G.H. Bartels, Bernhard J.F. van Beijnum, Hermanus J. Hermens

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Abstract

Physicians currently have no objective information about the intensity and quality of a Stroke patient's daily-life activities after returning home from the rehabilitation hospital. Therefore there is a need to unobtrusively monitor patients performing daily life tasks at home. Within the INTERACTION project, a new inertial based sensor suit was developed, which is able to measure Stroke patients at home. This research extend the INTERACTION project by developing an Arm Usage Coach (AUC), which stimulates the patients affected arm to be used more often at home. The results of a usability evaluation showed high scores in usability, but some design and wear ability problems were found. An open loop evaluation of Stroke patient data showed how different decision criteria parameters, for applying feedback to the patient, resulted in different outcomes of feedback given. Based on both evaluation results, a new prototype is in development, which will be evaluated by Stroke patients in clinic.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	9th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST 2015)
Editors	S. Mukhopadhyay, A. Swain
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ, USA
Publisher	IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society
Pages	514-519
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	2156-8073
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSensT.2015.7438452
Publication status	Published - 8 Dec 2015
Event	9th International Conference on Sensing Technology, ICST 2015 - Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 8 Dec 2015 → 11 Dec 2015 Conference number: 9

Publication series

Name	International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)
Publisher	IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society
ISSN (Print)	2156-8073

Conference

Conference	9th International Conference on Sensing Technology, ICST 2015
Abbreviated title	ICST
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Period	8/12/15 → 11/12/15

Keywords

Vibrotactile feedback
EWI-27738
Usability
IR-103544
METIS-321718
EC Grant Agreement nr.: FP7/287351
Inertial Sensing
Stroke

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Klaassen, B., Bartels, P. G. H., van Beijnum, B. J. F., & Hermens, H. J. (2015). The development and evaluation of an arm usage coach for Stroke survivors. In S. Mukhopadhyay, & A. Swain (Eds.), 9th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST 2015) (pp. 514-519). (International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)). IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSensT.2015.7438452

Klaassen, Bart ; Bartels, P.G.H. ; van Beijnum, Bernhard J.F. et al. / The development and evaluation of an arm usage coach for Stroke survivors. 9th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST 2015). editor / S. Mukhopadhyay ; A. Swain. Piscataway, NJ, USA : IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society, 2015. pp. 514-519 (International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)).

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Klaassen, B, Bartels, PGH, van Beijnum, BJF & Hermens, HJ 2015, The development and evaluation of an arm usage coach for Stroke survivors. in S Mukhopadhyay & A Swain (eds), 9th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST 2015). International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST), IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society, Piscataway, NJ, USA, pp. 514-519, 9th International Conference on Sensing Technology, ICST 2015, Auckland, New Zealand, 8/12/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSensT.2015.7438452

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9th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST 2015). ed. / S. Mukhopadhyay; A. Swain. Piscataway, NJ, USA : IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society, 2015. p. 514-519 (International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)).

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Klaassen B, Bartels PGH, van Beijnum BJF , Hermens HJ. The development and evaluation of an arm usage coach for Stroke survivors. In Mukhopadhyay S, Swain A, editors, 9th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST 2015). Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society. 2015. p. 514-519. (International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST)). doi: 10.1109/ICSensT.2015.7438452