The Efficacy of a Haptic-Enhanced Virtual Reality System for Precision Grasp Acquisition in Stroke Rehabilitation
Joint Authors
Lee, Si-Huei
Yeh, Shih-Ching
Chan, Rai-Chi
Zheng, Li-Rong
Wu, Yi
Flynn, Sheryl
Source
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability, and virtual reality- (VR-) based stroke rehabilitation is effective in increasing motivation and the functional performance.
Although much of the functional reach and grasp capabilities of the upper extremities were regained, the pinch movement remains impaired following stroke.
In this study, we developed a haptic-enhanced VR system to simulate haptic pinch tasks to assist the recovery of upper-extremity fine motor function.
We recruited 16 adults with stroke to verify the efficacy of this new VR system.
Each patient received 30 min VR training sessions 3 times per week for 8 weeks.
Outcome measures, Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA), Test Evaluant les Membres superieurs des Personnes Agees (TEMPA), Wolf motor function test (WMFT), Box and Block test (BBT), and Jamar grip dynamometer, showed statistically significant progress from pretest to posttest and follow-up, indicating that the proposed system effectively promoted fine motor recovery of function.
Additionally, our evidence suggests that this system was also effective under certain challenging conditions such as being in the chronic stroke phase or a coside of lesion and dominant hand (nondominant hand impaired).
System usability assessment indicated that the participants strongly intended to continue using this VR-based system in rehabilitation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yeh, Shih-Ching& Lee, Si-Huei& Chan, Rai-Chi& Wu, Yi& Zheng, Li-Rong& Flynn, Sheryl. 2017. The Efficacy of a Haptic-Enhanced Virtual Reality System for Precision Grasp Acquisition in Stroke Rehabilitation. Journal of Healthcare Engineering،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1181459
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yeh, Shih-Ching…[et al.]. The Efficacy of a Haptic-Enhanced Virtual Reality System for Precision Grasp Acquisition in Stroke Rehabilitation. Journal of Healthcare Engineering No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1181459
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yeh, Shih-Ching& Lee, Si-Huei& Chan, Rai-Chi& Wu, Yi& Zheng, Li-Rong& Flynn, Sheryl. The Efficacy of a Haptic-Enhanced Virtual Reality System for Precision Grasp Acquisition in Stroke Rehabilitation. Journal of Healthcare Engineering. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1181459
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1181459