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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"home rehabilitation"”.
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Life after hip fracture - Impact of home rehabilitation versus conventional care and patients' experiences of the recovery process in a short- and long-term perspective
… and long-term perspective compare a geriatric home rehabilitation programme (HR) for patients with hip fracture with conventional care (CC), and to capture the patients experience of the consequences of the injury and their conceptions of what influences the recovery process. Method The thesis …
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Home-based stroke rehabilitation robotics for the upper limb: User needs, design, and control
… to improve access to and availability of stroke rehabilitation. Most stroke survivors experience arm impairments following stroke that continue into the chronic phase of stroke, but many lack access to therapy post-discharge. Rehabilitation robots could address this need, but more research needs …
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A home physiotherapy service for stroke patients in Malta: constraints and recommendations. The process of setting up a home physiotherapy service for hospitalised stroke patients within the public health system in Malta - new knowledge contributing to a strategy document.
Home physiotherapy is a valid service option for the patient who was recently discharged from hospital after sustaining a stroke, as it enhances functional independence in friendly and familiar surroundings, as opposed to an outpatient clinic (Bader 2008). The aim of this study was to investigate …
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Human Computer Interaction for Complex Machine Learning
… Empowering methodology across two domains: in-home rehabilitation and clinical assessment. My methodology has three main objectives: first, to transform tacit expert knowledge into explicit knowledge. Second, to transform explicit knowledge into a computable framework that machine learning can …
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Long-term outcome in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee after comprehensive rehabilitation: A prospective 2 year follow-up study
… of the hip or knee after comprehensive rehabilitation: A prospective 2 year follow-up study Objective: To examine the course of pain and physical function after a comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation intervention in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip or knee. Design: …
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Modelling and Evaluation of Piezoelectric Actuators for Wearable Neck Rehabilitation Devices
… constrained. Wearable devices that allow at-home rehabilitation address this future limitation. However, few have emerged from the laboratory setting because they are limited by the use of conventional actuators. An overlooked type of actuation technology is that of piezoelectric actuators, …
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A Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Interface with Augmented Sensing, Interaction, and Visualization Techniques
… enormous interest in unsupervised physical rehabilitation owing to its decisive advantages in turning traditional physical touchpoints into digital simulated empathy machinery. The shift from treatment rooms to the VR realm allows the scarce resource of rehabilitation services to reach a …
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The Impact of Resource Availability on Patterns of Discharge to Inpatient Rehabilitation after Stroke in Ontario, Canada
… friends adjust to life after stroke, organized rehabilitation can play an important role in functional recovery and improving quality of life. Best-practice recommendations suggest that moderately-to-severely impaired patients receive care in an inpatient rehabilitation unit and more mildly …
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Home-based exergames to improve cognitive function in Multiple Sclerosis: the EXTREMUS Study
… treated. Exergaming is an emerging tool in neurorehabilitation, which promotes motor functions and fitness level. Evidence in general population and in other neurological conditions suggests that exergames may be beneficial also for cognitive functions, as playing action video games requires the …
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Algorithms and systems for home telemonitoring in biomedical applications
… procedures that could be better performed at home hamper the full implementation of this approach in a traditional way. Information and Communication Technology can provide a solution to implement a care model closer to the patient, crossing the physical boundaries of the hospitals and thus …