Utilization of wearable technology to assess gait and mobility post‑stroke: A systematic review

Useless, you tell us you need more research. DO THE DAMN RESEARCH PROPERLY AND CREATE EXACT REHAB PROTOCOLS.  

Hell, wearables have been out there for years, do something positive with them. 

• wearable (15 posts to April 2012)

• wearable arms (1 post to May 2013)

• wearable computing (3 posts to August 2013)

• wearable devices (31 posts to October 2015)

• Wearable inertial measurement units (1 post to June 2019)

• wearable sensors (14 posts to January 2018)

• wearable shoe (1 post to December 2019)

• sweat-reading hydration wearable (1 post to March 2018)

  
  

The latest here:

 Utilization of wearable technology to assess gait and mobility post‑stroke: A systematic review

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation , Volume 18(67)

NARIC Accession Number: J86340.  What's this?
ISSN: 1743-0003.
Author(s): Peters, Denise M. ; O’Brien, Emma S. ; Kamrud, Kira E. ; Roberts, Shawn M. ; Rooney, Talia A. ; Thibodeau, Kristen P. ; Balakrishnan, Swapna ; Gell, Nancy ; Mohapatra, Sambit.
Publication Year: 2021.
Number of Pages: 18.

Abstract: 

 This literature review examined how wearable technologies have been used over the past decade to assess gait and mobility after a stroke. A systematic search of Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Cochrane databases was performed using select keywords. Of the 354 articles identified, 13 met the inclusion/exclusion criteria. The included studies were assessed for quality and data extracted included participant demographics, type of wearable technology utilized, gait parameters assessed, and reliability and validity metrics. Most of the studies were performed in either hospital-based or inpatient settings. Accelerometers, activity monitors, and pressure sensors were the most commonly used wearable technologies to assess post-stroke gait and mobility. Among these devices, spatiotemporal parameters of gait that were most widely assessed were gait speed and cadence, and the most common mobility measures included step count and duration of activity. Only 4 studies reported on wearable technology validity and reliability metrics, with mixed results. The use of various wearable technologies has enabled researchers and clinicians to monitor patients’ activity in a multitude of settings post-stroke. Using data from wearables may provide clinicians with insights into their patients’ lived experiences and enrich their evaluations and plans of care. However, more studies are needed to examine the impact of stroke on community mobility and to improve the accuracy of these devices for gait and mobility assessments among individuals with altered gait post stroke.
Descriptor Terms: AMBULATION, BODY MOVEMENT, ELECTRONICS, EVALUATION TECHNIQUES, LITERATURE REVIEWS, MEASUREMENTS, MOBILITY, REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTICS, STROKE.


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Citation: Peters, Denise M. , O’Brien, Emma S. , Kamrud, Kira E. , Roberts, Shawn M. , Rooney, Talia A. , Thibodeau, Kristen P. , Balakrishnan, Swapna , Gell, Nancy , Mohapatra, Sambit. (2021). Utilization of wearable technology to assess gait and mobility post‑stroke: A systematic review.  Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation , 18(67) Retrieved 6/22/2021, from REHABDATA database.