Developing guiding principles for technology-based rehabilitation program by engaging people with motor incomplete tetraplegia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Technology-aided rehabilitation is well established in the field of neurologic rehabilitation. Despite the widespread availability, the development of technology-based interventions that incorporate perspectives of the people who will use them is lacking.

Objectives

This qualitative study aims to understand how people with chronic motor incomplete cervical spinal cord injury view rehabilitation technology to improve upper extremity function and neuromuscular recovery to inform future intervention development.

Methods

Seven participants with chronic upper extremity impairment due to spinal cord injury/dysfunction trialed five rehabilitation technology devices. After a 30-45 min trial for each device, participants engaged in a semi-structured interview. Inter

SUBMITTER: Bell A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9694851 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature