Abstract
Disability can be a great impediment to daily living in later life and is often the result of illness or trauma. Modern thoughts on treatment are orientated towards the use of robotics; however, these are often designed without consultation with the user. This paper used a 5-point questionnaire to ask former therapy patients what they felt needed further improvements from potential robotics and what features of such a system were the most important. Significant emphasis was placed on helping them to grasp (M = 4.63) as well as having a functional use. They also desired a system with clearly distinguished (M = 4.22) and easy to operate controls (M = 4.44) whilst allowing them some freedom to move around independently (M = 4.44). This provided the rationale for a prototype dual-layered vacuum glove that was sampled by healthcare staff to provide feedback that forms the basis for future improvements.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 3896089 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Healthcare Engineering |
| Volume | 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Jun 2017 |
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Keywords
- disability
- robotics
- therapy
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User-centric feedback for the development and review of a unique robotic glove prototype to be used in therapy. / Biggar, Stuart James; Yao, Wei; Wang, Lizhen; Fan, Yubo.
In: Journal of Healthcare Engineering, Vol. 2017, 3896089, 04.06.2017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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T1 - User-centric feedback for the development and review of a unique robotic glove prototype to be used in therapy
AU - Biggar, Stuart James
AU - Yao, Wei
AU - Wang, Lizhen
AU - Fan, Yubo
PY - 2017/6/4
Y1 - 2017/6/4
N2 - Disability can be a great impediment to daily living in later life and is often the result of illness or trauma. Modern thoughts on treatment are orientated towards the use of robotics; however, these are often designed without consultation with the user. This paper used a 5-point questionnaire to ask former therapy patients what they felt needed further improvements from potential robotics and what features of such a system were the most important. Significant emphasis was placed on helping them to grasp (M = 4.63) as well as having a functional use. They also desired a system with clearly distinguished (M = 4.22) and easy to operate controls (M = 4.44) whilst allowing them some freedom to move around independently (M = 4.44). This provided the rationale for a prototype dual-layered vacuum glove that was sampled by healthcare staff to provide feedback that forms the basis for future improvements.
AB - Disability can be a great impediment to daily living in later life and is often the result of illness or trauma. Modern thoughts on treatment are orientated towards the use of robotics; however, these are often designed without consultation with the user. This paper used a 5-point questionnaire to ask former therapy patients what they felt needed further improvements from potential robotics and what features of such a system were the most important. Significant emphasis was placed on helping them to grasp (M = 4.63) as well as having a functional use. They also desired a system with clearly distinguished (M = 4.22) and easy to operate controls (M = 4.44) whilst allowing them some freedom to move around independently (M = 4.44). This provided the rationale for a prototype dual-layered vacuum glove that was sampled by healthcare staff to provide feedback that forms the basis for future improvements.
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KW - robotics
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DO - 10.1155/2017/3896089
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JO - Journal of Healthcare Engineering
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