Therapy effect on hand function after home use of a wearable assistive soft-robotic glove supporting grip strength

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 7; p. e0306713
• Main Authors: Kottink, Anke I. R., Nikamp, Corien D. M., Bos, Foskea P., Sluis, Corry K. van der, Broek, Marieke van den, Onneweer, Bram, . Stolwijk-Swüste, Janneke M., Brink, Sander M., Voet, Nicoline B. M., Rietman, Johan S., Prange-Lasonder, Gerdienke B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 11.07.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Active control; Activities of Daily Living; Adult; Age; Aged; Arm; Biology and Life Sciences; Clinical medicine; Complications and side effects; Diagnosis; Engineering and Technology; Evaluation; Female; Fingers; Gloves; Grip strength; Hand; Hand (anatomy); Hand - physiology; Hand Strength - physiology; Home environment; Human subjects; Humans; Intervention; Male; Medical equipment; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Nervous system diseases; Orthopedics; Osteoarthritis; Pilot projects; R&D; Rehabilitation; Research & development; Rheumatoid arthritis; Robot control; Robotics; Robotics - instrumentation; Self-Help Devices; Spinal cord injuries; Stroke; Time measurement; Usability; Wearable Electronic Devices; Wearable technology; Netherlands; Sweden

Soft-robotic gloves with an assist-as-needed control have the ability to assist daily activities where needed, while stimulating active and highly functional movements within the user's possibilities. Employment of hand activities with glove support might act as training for unsupported hand fu...