EXPLORING FACTORS FOR PRESCRIPTION AND VALIDATION OF ACTUATED UPPER LIMB DEVICES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
AHP's have experience prescribing assistive devices but do not have access, knowledge, or clinical methods to assess the use of actuated devices. Future designs for actuated devices should focus on wearability, comfort, user satisfaction, safety and ease of use.
Authors
- Arjan Buis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3947-293X)
- Angel Galbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1180-5691)
Institutions
- University of Strathclyde (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v7i1.43790
- Primary Topic
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council