Evaluation of a Tele-Health System for upper extremity stroke rehabilitation

Author

Kizony, Rachel ; Weiss, Patrice L. ; Feldman, Yuri ; Shani, M. ; Elion, O. ; Kizony, Rachel ; Weiss, Patrice L. ; Kizony, Rachel ; Harel, S. ; Baum-Cohen, I.

Author_Institution

Gertner Inst. for Epidemiology & Health Policy Res., Tel Hashomer, Israel

fYear

2013

fDate

26-29 Aug. 2013

Firstpage

80

Lastpage

86

Abstract

The goal was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a quasi-home-based tele-motion-rehabilitation (TMR) program, using the Gertner System, in improving functional ability of the weak upper extremity post-stroke. Eighteen adults with stroke were randomized into two groups; a quasi-home-based TMR program and a self-training upper extremity home exercise group. No between groups differences were found. Within group differences were found in the impairment level for both groups but in the participation level only in the research group. The results point to the potential of using the TMR system to improve the functional use of the upper extremity post-stroke.

Keywords

medical computing; patient rehabilitation; telemedicine; virtual reality; Gertner system; clinical effectiveness evaluation; functional ability; functional use improvement; impairment level; quasi-home-based TMR program; quasi-home-based tele-motion-rehabilitation; self-training upper extremity home exercise group; tele-health system evaluation; upper extremity stroke rehabilitation; virtual reality; weak upper extremity post-stroke; Elbow; Games; Medical treatment; Monitoring; Protocols; Tunneling magnetoresistance; acquired brain Injury; randomized control trial; tele-rehabilitation; virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2013 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICVR.2013.6662096

Filename

6662096