Observational studyJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2021
Clinical value of assessing motor performance in postacute stroke patients.
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- Quantification of Movement in Stroke Patients under Free Living Conditions Using Wearable Sensors: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Pooled it
- Use of Accelerometers to Monitor Motor Activity During HABIT-ILE for Chronic Stroke: An Exploratory Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Factors associated with upper extremity use after stroke: a scoping review of accelerometry studies.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Construct validity and responsiveness of clinical upper limb measures and sensor-based arm use within the first year after stroke: a longitudinal cohort study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Observational
- Sensor based assessment of turning during instrumented Timed Up and Go Test for quantifying mobility in chronic stroke patients.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- Development of a Real-Time Knee Extension Monitoring and Rehabilitation System: Range of Motion and Surface EMG Measurement and Evaluation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundRehabilitative treatment plans after stroke are based on clinical examinations of functional capacity and patient-reported outcomes. Objective information about daily life performance is usually not available, but it may improve therapy personalization.
objectiveTo show that sensor-derived information about daily life performance is clinically valuable for counseling and the planning of rehabilitation programs for individual stroke patients who live at home. Performance information is clinically valuable if it can be used as a decision aid for the therapeutic management or counseling of individual patients.
methodsThis was an observational, cross-sectional case series including 15 ambulatory stroke patients. Motor performance in daily life was assessed with body-worn inertial sensors attached to the wrists, shanks and trunk that estimated basic physical activity and various measures of walking and arm activity in daily life. Stroke severity, motor function and activity, and degree of independence were quantified clinically by standard assessments and patient-reported outcomes. Motor performance was recorded for an average of 5.03 ± 1.1 h on the same day as the clinical assessment. The clinical value of performance information is explored in a narrative style by considering individual patient performance and capacity information.
resultsThe patients were aged 59.9 ± 9.8 years (mean ± SD), were 6.5 ± 7.2 years post stroke, and had a National Institutes of Health Stroke Score of 4.0 ± 2.6. Capacity and performance measures showed high variability. There were substantial discrepancies between performance and capacity measures in some patients.
conclusionsThis case series shows that information about motor performance in daily life can be valuable for tailoring rehabilitative therapy plans and counseling according to the needs of individual stroke patients. Although the short recording time (average of 5.03 h) limited the scope of the conclusions, this study highlights the usefulness of objective measures of daily life performance for the planning of rehabilitative therapies. Further research is required to investigate whether information about performance in daily life leads to improved rehabilitative therapy results.
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