A Systematic Review on Existing Measures for the Subjective Assessment of Rehabilitation and Assistive Robot Devices
Author
Source
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-05-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The objective of the current study is to identify and classify outcome measures currently used for the assessment of rehabilitation or assistive robot devices.
We conducted a systematic review of the literature using PubMed, MEDLINE, CIRRIE, and Scopus databases for studies that assessed rehabilitation or assistive robot devices from 1980 through January 2016.
In all, 31 articles met all inclusion criteria.
Tailor-made questionnaires were the most commonly used tool at 66.7%, while the great majority (93.9%) of the studies used nonvalidated instruments.
The study reveals the absence of a standard scale which makes it difficult to compare the results from different researchers.
There is a great need, therefore, for a valid and reliable instrument to be available for use by the intended end users for the subjective assessment of robot devices.
The study concludes by identifying two scales that have been validated in general assistive technology devices and could support the scope of subjective assessment in rehabilitation or assistive robots (however, with limited coverage) and a new one called PYTHEIA, recently published.
The latter intends to close the gap and help researchers and developers to evaluate, assess, and produce products that satisfy the real needs of the end users.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Koumpouros, Yiannis. 2016. A Systematic Review on Existing Measures for the Subjective Assessment of Rehabilitation and Assistive Robot Devices. Journal of Healthcare Engineering،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108682
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Koumpouros, Yiannis. A Systematic Review on Existing Measures for the Subjective Assessment of Rehabilitation and Assistive Robot Devices. Journal of Healthcare Engineering No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108682
American Medical Association (AMA)
Koumpouros, Yiannis. A Systematic Review on Existing Measures for the Subjective Assessment of Rehabilitation and Assistive Robot Devices. Journal of Healthcare Engineering. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108682
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1108682