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Design and implementation of a web application for rehabilitation planning for stroke patients with milder disabilities

  • Background: Stroke rehabilitation is a complex process that requires collaboration between stroke patients and various health professionals. One important component of the rehabilitation is to set goals collaboratively with health professionals. The goal setting process can be time-consuming. In many cases, it is complicated for the patient and difficult to track for the health professionals. A simple user interface that supports patients, their family members and health professionals can help both sides to make the goal setting and attainment process easier. Objectives: The aim is to design and develop a software for the goal attainment process of stroke patients with milder disabilities that facilitates goal setting process and the traceability of the goal progress for patients and health professionals. Methods: Based on previous evaluated results, the web interface was developed and improved. Using this knowledge, a goal setting interface was added. To analyze the the goal setting process, goal attainment scaling (GAS) was included as well as parts of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) core set for stroke. The results were discussed afterwards in focus groups and evaluated based on two stroke patients, one family member and health professionals. Results: We developed an interactive prototype, that can aid the rehabilitation at home by inserting problems with ICF codes and different kinds of goals, creating new activities and tracing goal progress by reviewing the different goals. With the help of the GAS the outcome of the patient’s goals are visualized by a line chart presenting the positive or negative outcomes of the stroke rehabilitation. Conclusion: The interactive prototype showed that it can support stroke patients during their rehabilitation at home. A usability test indicated that the goal setting and attainment process was perceived as useful for patients and their family members. Small improvements have to be made to simplify use and error handling. For health professionals, the prototype could also simplify the documentation process by using ICF in the prototype, and also improving collaboration when using the tool for coordination.

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Author:Sebastian Stocker
URN:urn:nbn:de:bsz:840-opus4-943
Document Type:Master's Thesis
Language:English
Year of Completion:2015
Publishing Institution:Hochschule Heilbronn
Granting Institution:Hochschule Heilbronn, Informatik
Date of final exam:2015/02/19
Release Date:2015/07/17
Tag:design science; rehabilitation; stroke; web application
GND Keyword:Schlaganfall , Rehabilitation
Faculty:Informatik
Access Right:Frei zugänglich
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell