School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK; Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia.
School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK.
Physiotherapy. 2021 Dec;113:37-43. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2021.05.001. Epub 2021 May 13.
To co-design lower limb mirror therapy (MT) equipment and setup by working directly with stroke survivors and physiotherapists.
Co-design approach through focus groups.
Twenty-six participants. Sixteen stroke survivors and ten physiotherapists.
Data were collected in an iterative process through two sets of focus groups. Firstly, prototype one of the MT equipment was presented to the participants. They were encouraged to use and comment on it. Then, the key requirements for ankle exercise with MT were presented, and participants discussed whether the prototype one was able to deliver these requirements. These findings informed iterations to the device, and a second prototype was produced and discussed in the second set of focus groups. The final prototype was then produced based on the participants' feedback. All focus groups were audio-recorded, followed by verbatim transcriptions and thematic analysis.
Main characteristics required of the lower limb MT device were found to be: the ability to produce MT ankle exercise from an upright sitting posture, an adjustable angle between 5 to 15 degree from the midline to allow clear lower limb reflection during seated exercise, and a lightweight device to enable easy use for stroke survivors.
This work produced an iteratively co-design lower limb MT to be used with stroke survivors.
通过与中风幸存者和物理治疗师直接合作，共同设计下肢镜像疗法（MT）设备和设置。
通过焦点小组进行共同设计方法。
26 名参与者。16 名中风幸存者和 10 名物理治疗师。
通过两组焦点小组以迭代方式收集数据。首先，向参与者展示了 MT 设备的原型一。鼓励他们使用并发表评论。然后，介绍了使用 MT 进行踝关节运动的关键要求，并讨论了原型一是否能够满足这些要求。这些发现为设备的迭代提供了信息，并制作了第二个原型，并在第二组焦点小组中进行了讨论。最后，根据参与者的反馈制作了最终原型。所有焦点小组都进行了录音，随后进行了逐字记录和主题分析。
发现下肢 MT 设备的主要特征要求是：能够从直立坐姿产生 MT 踝关节运动，可调节角度为 5 到 15 度，从中线到允许在坐姿运动期间清晰地反射下肢，以及轻便的设备，以便中风幸存者轻松使用。
这项工作产生了一种迭代的下肢 MT 共同设计，可供中风幸存者使用。
