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Home detection of freezing of gait using support vector machines through a single waist-worn triaxial accelerometer.
PloS one
Feb 15, 2017
Among Parkinson's disease (PD) symptoms, freezing of gait (FoG) is one of the most debilitating. To assess FoG, current clinical practice mostly employs repeated evaluations over weeks and months based on questionnaires, which may not accurately map ...
Can Lowering the Guidance Force of Robot-Assisted Gait Training Induce a Sufficient Metabolic Demand in Subacute Dependent Ambulatory Patients With Stroke?
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Nov 30, 2016
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of guidance force (GF) and gait speed (GS) on cardiorespiratory responses and energy cost in subacute dependent ambulatory patients with stroke.
Living with the animals: animal or robotic companions for the elderly in smart homes?
Journal of medical ethics
Nov 22, 2016
Although the use of pet robots in senior living facilities and day-care centres, particularly for individuals suffering from dementia, has been intensively researched, the question of introducing pet robots into domestic settings has been relatively ...
Effects of Robot-Assisted Therapy for the Upper Limb After Stroke.
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
Sep 24, 2016
BACKGROUND: Robot technology for poststroke rehabilitation is developing rapidly. A number of new randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have investigated the effects of robot-assisted therapy for the paretic upper limb (RT-UL).
Robots to assist daily activities: views of older adults with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers.
International psychogeriatrics
Sep 23, 2016
BACKGROUND: Robots have the potential to both enable older adults with dementia to perform daily activities with greater independence, and provide support to caregivers. This study explored perspectives of older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) a...
A Robotic Coach Architecture for Elder Care (ROCARE) Based on Multi-User Engagement Models.
IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Sep 13, 2016
The aging population with its concomitant medical conditions, physical and cognitive impairments, at a time of strained resources, establishes the urgent need to explore advanced technologies that may enhance function and quality of life. Recently, r...
Robotics
Equipment Design
Feasibility Studies
Geriatric Assessment
Activities of Daily Living
Physical Therapy Modalities
Patient Satisfaction
Aged, 80 and over
Self-Help Devices
Cognition Disorders
Sensitivity and Specificity
Equipment Failure Analysis
Humans
Male
Neurological Rehabilitation
Man-Machine Systems
Female
Social Support
Reproducibility of Results
Pilot Projects
Aged
Robotic Mirror Therapy System for Functional Recovery of Hemiplegic Arms.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE
Aug 15, 2016
Mirror therapy has been performed as effective occupational therapy in a clinical setting for functional recovery of a hemiplegic arm after stroke. It is conducted by eliciting an illusion through use of a mirror as if the hemiplegic arm is moving in...
Robot deployment in long-term care : Case study on using a mobile robot to support physiotherapy.
Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie
Jun 3, 2016
BACKGROUND: Healthcare systems in industrialized countries face the challenge of providing care for a growing number of elderly people. Information technology has the possibility of facilitating this process by providing support for nursing staff and...
[Should assistive robots have a "personality"? : Potential of simplified robot personalities].
Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie
May 31, 2016
BACKGROUND: In the European Union (EU) research project "HOBBIT" prototypes of assistive robots were developed in order to support a more secure and independent life style and trials were run at the homes of elderly users.
Social service robots to support independent living : Experiences from a field trial.
Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie
May 25, 2016
BACKGROUND: Assistive robots could be a future means to support independent living for seniors.
Social Support
Sweden
Man-Machine Systems
Accidental Falls
Aged
Humans
Activities of Daily Living
Patient Preference
User-Computer Interface
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Self-Help Devices
Austria
Male
Robotics
Needs Assessment
Equipment Failure Analysis
Equipment Design
Utilization Review
Independent Living
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