TY  - JOUR
U1  - Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
A1  - Wetzel, Dominik
A1  - Winterlich, Julia
A1  - Schaal, Tom
T1  - Rehabilitation after Stroke: Practicable Functionalities and Benefiting Patients of Brain-computer Interfaces in Combination with Functional Electrical Stimulation – A Qualitative Interview Study
JF  - International Journal of Scientific Study
N2  - Introduction: Brain-computer interfaces in combination with functional electrical stimulation (BCI-FES) is currently researched whether it is a viable approach for post-stroke rehabilitation, but it is important to know which patient groups can benefit from such systems and what features it should have to be accepted and used in a clinical context.

Materials and Methods: A qualitative interview study with eight staff members from a regional hospital with a supraregional stroke unit was conducted. Categories where independently extracted from the answers.

Results: The results indicate that such systems must be easy to operate, quick to setup, and should possibly be usable at home. The interviewees state that Phases A and B patients (acute rehabilitation and early rehabilitation) may not benefit from such systems as they usually do not have the cognitive abilities to understand and implement the instruction.

Conclusion: BCI-FES system is currently not useful for inpatient rehabilitation routine of a stroke unit due to the lack of time
and complexity of such systems. Furthermore, it should be evaluated how Phases C and D patients (follow-up rehabilitation) can benefit from such systems.
AB  - Introduction: Brain-computer interfaces in combination with functional electrical stimulation (BCI-FES) is currently researched whether it is a viable approach for post-stroke rehabilitation, but it is important to know which patient groups can benefit from such systems and what features it should have to be accepted and used in a clinical context.

Materials and Methods: A qualitative interview study with eight staff members from a regional hospital with a supraregional stroke unit was conducted. Categories where independently extracted from the answers.

Results: The results indicate that such systems must be easy to operate, quick to setup, and should possibly be usable at home. The interviewees state that Phases A and B patients (acute rehabilitation and early rehabilitation) may not benefit from such systems as they usually do not have the cognitive abilities to understand and implement the instruction.

Conclusion: BCI-FES system is currently not useful for inpatient rehabilitation routine of a stroke unit due to the lack of time
and complexity of such systems. Furthermore, it should be evaluated how Phases C and D patients (follow-up rehabilitation) can benefit from such systems.
Y1  - 2022
UR  - http://www.ijss-sn.com/uploads/2/0/1/5/20153321/12_ijss_jul_22_oa11_-_2022.pdf
N1  - Corr. Author (WHZ): Wetzel, Dominik
VL  - 10
SP  - 54
EP  - 58
S1  - 5
PB  - International Research Organization for Life & Health Sciences (IROLHS)
ER  -