Does the addition of concurrent visual feedback increase adherence to a home exercise program in people with stroke: a single-case series?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evidence is accumulating for the potential benefits of technology use in stroke rehabilitation. However, few studies have examined ways in which technology can be used to increase adherence to programs after discharge from rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to determine if the addition of concurrent visual feedback, via a tablet computer, increased adherence to an exercise program following stroke. Ten participants were provided with a self-administered exercise program and were asked to perform 60 min of the exercises daily. After a baseline phase (1 week), participants were given a tablet computer (2 weeks) and were asked to video record each exercise session. The tablet computer was removed during the fourth week of the program.

Results

Exercise duration,

SUBMITTER: Levy T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7391818 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature