Wearable sensors and Mobile Health (mHealth) technologies to assess and promote physical activity in stroke: a narrative review

S Thilarajah, RA Clark, G Williams - Brain Impairment, 2016 - cambridge.org
Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide, with approximately one third of people left
with permanent deficits impacting on their function. This may contribute to a physically …

Activity monitors for increasing physical activity in adult stroke survivors

EA Lynch, TM Jones, DB Simpson… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Stroke is the third leading cause of disability worldwide. Physical activity is
important for secondary stroke prevention and for promoting functional recovery. However …

Wearable sensors for stroke rehabilitation

CP Adans-Dester, CE Lang, DJ Reinkensmeyer… - Neurorehabilitation …, 2022 - Springer
In this chapter, we provide a review of the current applications of wearable sensors in the
field of stroke rehabilitation. Four key points are discussed in this review. First, wearable …

Wearable activity monitoring in day-to-day stroke care: a promising tool but not widely used

HEM Braakhuis, JBJ Bussmann, GM Ribbers… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Physical activity monitoring with wearable technology has the potential to support stroke
rehabilitation. Little is known about how physical therapists use and value the use of …

The potential of wearable technology to support stroke survivors' motivation for home exercise–Focus group discussions with stroke survivors and physiotherapists

R Stock, AP Gaarden, E Langørgen - Physiotherapy Theory and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Wearable technology may provide the possibility to monitor and quantify home
exercises, to increase motivation for training and to facilitate cooperation between stroke …

Wearable devices for tracking physical activity in the community after an acquired brain injury: a systematic review

A Veerubhotla, A Krantz, O Ibironke, R Pilkar - PM&R, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The application of wearable devices in individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI)
resulting from stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI) for monitoring physical activity (PA) has …

[HTML][HTML] Functional measurement post-stroke via mobile application and body-worn sensor technology

N Fell, HH True, B Allen, A Harris, J Cho, Z Hu… - Mhealth, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Long-term management of individuals post-stroke is essential due to the
resultant chronic disability and risk for recurrent stroke. Mobile health technology shows …

Mobile health to promote physical activity in people post stroke or transient ischemic attack–study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial

C Thurston, L Bezuidenhout, S Humphries… - BMC neurology, 2023 - Springer
Background Physical activity is essential to improve health and reduce the risk of recurrence
of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Still, people post stroke or TIA are often physically …

How should we measure physical activity after stroke? An international consensus

NA Fini, D Simpson, SA Moore… - … Journal of Stroke, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Physical activity is important for secondary stroke prevention. Currently, there is
inconsistency of outcomes and tools used to measure physical activity following stroke. Aim …

Non-therapeutic strategies to promote physical activity of stroke survivors in hospital settings: A systematic review

AM Shankaranarayana, A Jagadish, J Nimmy… - Journal of Bodywork and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To systematically summarize the evidence of strategies other than therapy to
promote physical activity in hospital settings. Methods Studies testing the various strategies …