Encouraging arm use in stroke survivors: the impact of smart reminders during a home-based intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Upper limb impairment post-stroke often leads to a predominant use of the less affected arm and consequent learned disuse of the affected side, hindering upper limb outcome. Wearable sensors such as accelerometers, combined with smart reminders (i.e., based on the amount of arm activity), offer a potential approach to promote increased use of the affected arm to improve upper limb use during daily life. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of wrist vibratory reminders during a six-week home-based intervention in chronic stroke survivors.

Methods

We evaluated the impact of the home-based intervention on the primary outcome, the Motor Activity Log-14 Item Version scores Amount of Use (MAL-14 AOU), and the secondary outcomes MAL-14 Quality of Movement (QOM) and

SUBMITTER: Mayrhuber L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11662716 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature