Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
Expert Rev Med Devices. 2010 Nov;7(6):759-66. doi: 10.1586/erd.10.45.
Deep brain stimulation is a neurosurgical therapy for patients with advanced movement disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease). This therapy involves the use of a patient controller for home-use. So far, there are four different patient controllers available on the European market. However, use and acceptance of the patient controller is relatively low. The main end-user group is patients above the age of 60 years. This article compares the design of the different interfaces, with a special focus on gerotechnological aspects (display, acoustic signals, coloring, lettering, cognitive load and haptics). We suggest strategies to optimize the use and acceptance of these devices, which have already entered the market. Moreover, future directions of deep brain stimulation and the usability of patient controllers are discussed.
脑深部电刺激是一种针对运动障碍患者（如帕金森病）的神经外科治疗方法。该疗法涉及使用患者控制器进行家庭使用。到目前为止，欧洲市场上有四种不同的患者控制器。然而，患者控制器的使用和接受程度相对较低。主要的最终用户群体是 60 岁以上的患者。本文比较了不同界面的设计，特别关注老年技术方面（显示、声信号、颜色、字母、认知负荷和触觉）。我们提出了优化这些已经进入市场的设备使用和接受度的策略。此外，还讨论了脑深部刺激的未来方向和患者控制器的可用性。
