Developing a personalised self-management system for post stroke rehabilitation; utilising a user-centred design methodology.

Conclusion: The methodological approach has ensured that the interactive technology has been driven by the needs of the stroke survivors and their carers in the context of their journey to both recovery and adaptation. Underpinned by theories of motor relearning, neuroplasticity, self-management and behaviour change, the PSMrS developed in this study has resulted in a personalised system for self-managed rehabilitation, which has the potential to change motor behaviour and promote the achievement of life goals for stroke survivors. Implications for Rehabilitation Radical innovation and the adoption of a self-management paradigm need to be considered as a way of delivering home-based post-stroke rehabilitation. A hybrid of health and social sciences research and user-centred design methods are required to ensure that technology for post-stroke rehabilitation has been driven by the needs of the stroke survivors and their carers. Personalised technology systems for self-managed post-stroke rehabilitation have the potential to change motor behaviour and promote the achievement of life goals for stroke survivors. PMID: 24131371 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol Source Type: research