@article{153, keywords = {design requirements, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, stroke, survey, therapeutic robotics}, author = {Elaine Lu and Rosalie Wang and Debbie Hebert and Jennifer Boger and Mary Galea and Alex Mihailidis}, title = {The development of an upper limb stroke rehabilitation robot: Identification of clinical practices and design requirements through a survey of therapists}, abstract = {
Purpose
Timely and adequate rehabilitation after a stroke is crucial to maximising recovery. A way of increasing treatment access could be through robots, which would aid therapists in providing post-stroke rehabilitation. This research sought to discover the needs and preferences of therapists with respect to a robot that focuses on upper limb rehabilitation. Understanding requirements for devices could help to increase integration into clinical practice.