Combined Individual Experience and Accelerometry Measurement of Upper Limb Use in Daily Activities in Real Time After Stroke.

ABSTRACT: Use of the upper limb to engage in everyday activities is a key indicator of functional recovery of stroke survivors. In addition to functional capacity, personal and environmental factors contribute to real-world upper limb use post-stroke. We aimed to combine data from the experience sampling method (ESM), a method used to capture real-time engagement in daily activities, with accelerometry, an objective measurement of arm use, to evaluate arm use behaviours of adult stroke survivors living in real-world environments. Thirty mild-moderately impaired stroke survivors and 30 age-standardized healthy individuals were monitored over 7 days, using accelerometers on both wrists and four ESM beeps per day to capture individual experiences in daily activities. Stroke survivors showed significant

SUBMITTER: Senadheera I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12694002 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature