Article

Building on previous research findings, this article describes the
development of the feedback interfaces for a Personalised Self-Managed
Rehabilitation System (PSMrS) for home-based post-stroke rehabilitation using
computer-based technology. METHOD: Embedded within a realistic evaluative
methodological approach, the development of the feedback interfaces for the PSMrS
involved the incorporation of existing and emerging theories and a hybrid of
health and social sciences research and user-centred design methods. RESULTS:
User testing confirmed that extrinsic feedback for home-based post-stroke
rehabilitation through computer-based technology needs to be personalisable,
accurate, rewarding and measurable. In addition, user testing also confirmed the
feasibility of using specific components of the PSMrS. CONCLUSIONS: A number of
key elements are crucial for the development and potential utilisation of
technology in what is an inevitable shift towards the use of innovative methods
of delivering post-stroke rehabilitation. This includes the specific elements
that are essential for the promotion of self-managed rehabilitation and
rehabilitative behaviour change; the impact of the context on the mechanisms;
and, importantly, the need for reliability and accuracy of the technology.

Langue : ANGLAIS