Stroke
Conditions
Keywords
rehabilitation, mixed reality, motor rehabilitation, patients' perspective
Brief summary
The study aims to explore the patients' perspective on usability and feasibility of the RehAtt™ mixed-reality system during upper limb, gait and balance function rehabilitation.
Detailed description
Mixed reality is an immersive technology that can integrate virtual objects into the real world and adaptive scenarios. It offers the opportunity to train physical and cognitive aspects in stroke patients. The patients' perspectives were assessed with a semi-structured interview.
Interventions
Each patient received the RehAtt intervention.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* first ischaemic or hemorrhagic stroke, * one-sided hemiparesis, * adequate cognitive abilities.
Exclusion criteria
* severe cognitive impairment, * aphasia, * known presence of an epileptic seizure in the last year, * other orthopaedic and neurological diseases affecting sensory or motor functions, * inability to sit independently, * severe visual impairment, * severe depression.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-structured interview | On the day of the end of the intervention | The interview was based on a questionnaire that included rating-scale-based questions on mixed-reality therapy meeting the patient's needs, frustration during the exercise, ease of use, difficulties encountered, motivational aspect, likability and usefulness of each exercise, and open-ended questions on motivation, overall view of the mixed-reality system and possible unwanted effects. |
Countries
Slovenia
Contacts
University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia