Towards developing a data management system for Individuals with Upper/Lower Extremities Dysfunctions

Research Objectives: The data management system was designed to integrate an individual’s profile to track their progress and receive the recommended advice from the expert.

Design: Experimental study.

Setting: In the Biorobotics Lab.

Participants: Ten healthy participants (Mean age 27.86 years old).

Interventions: An assistive robotic device performing 19 essential daily tasks was controlled by a participant in a power wheelchair using a finger and chin Joystick along with eye gaze control. After the study, the participants were asked to fill out a user satisfaction survey.

Main Outcome Measures: We assessed the data management system in three modes: (I) Store and visualize data, (II) Track the progress of the participants, and (III) Get recommendations from experts based on the data.

Results: The system was successfully utilized to store, monitor, and visualize the experimental data of everyday life activities while maintaining confidentiality and security. From the results, we can conclude that the data management system has successfully fulfilled its desired goal concerning the fact to monitor individuals with disability remotely and efficiently with their regular improvement.

Conclusions: The successful completion of the data management system ensured the overall quality of care. In our next step, we will test the feasibility and usability of the system with upper/lower extremities dysfunction.

Author(s) Disclosures: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.