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Exploring electromyography for assistive technology: feasibility, usability and performance of a dry sensor EMG switch. 探索肌电图辅助技术：干式肌电开关的可行性、可用性和性能。

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Disability and Rehabilitation-Assistive Technology Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-14 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2501746

Simon Judge

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Are manual wheelchair rear wheel rolling resistance and friction (in)-dependent of load, tire pressure, and camber angle? An evaluation across different surfaces. 手动轮椅后轮滚动阻力和摩擦是否与负载、胎压和倾角有关？跨不同表面的评估。

IF 2.2 4区医学

Disability and Rehabilitation-Assistive Technology Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2501745

Mathieu Deves, Yoann Poulet, Arnaud Hays, Arnaud Faupin, Christophe Sauret

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Assessing cybersickness in a Virtual Reality intervention among older adults living in nursing homes: a feasibility study. 在养老院的老年人中评估虚拟现实干预中的晕机：一项可行性研究。

IF 2.2 4区医学

Disability and Rehabilitation-Assistive Technology Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2503909

Yijun Li, Irina Shiyanov, Beate Muschalla

{"title":"Assessing cybersickness in a Virtual Reality intervention among older adults living in nursing homes: a feasibility study.","authors":"Yijun Li, Irina Shiyanov, Beate Muschalla","doi":"10.1080/17483107.2025.2503909","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17483107.2025.2503909","url":null,"abstract":"Objects: Virtual Reality (VR) is a potential tool in geriatric rehabilitation and ageing care: VR activities may enhance activity level well-being of older adults in nursing homes. Given the specific vulnerability of older adults, it is crucial to assess potential side effects such as cybersickness, which includes symptoms like dizziness and nausea. Various VR design factors, e.g., session duration, may influence the cybersickness experience. This study aims to investigate the cybersickness prevalence among older adults in nursing homes who participate in a VR activity.Methods: A total of 27 older adults from five nursing homes participated in this feasible study. A four weeks VR intervention was conducted, with one VR session per week. After the VR intervention, participants were asked to rate the standardized VR sickness questionnaire (VRSQ) immediately. There was 11% (N = 3) dropping out from the VR intervention due to cybersickness. Over all participants, cybersickness level remained at a low level (VRSQ-Score, Mean = 2.23, SD = 6.25). There was no significant difference in cybersickness prevalence among the four VR sessions featuring different tasks.Impacts: These findings suggest that specifically designed VR activities yielded moderate cybersickness effects. Older adults should be monitored by nurses during VR sessions, in order to help them exit the VR session in case cybersickness occurs. The findings offer valuable insights on VR interventions under natural conditions, ensuring high external validity. Future randomized controlled trials should explore a larger spectrum of possible side effects of VR interventions in comparison to non-VR interventions in nursing homes.","PeriodicalId":47806,"journal":{"name":"Disability and Rehabilitation-Assistive Technology","volume":" ","pages":"2339-2347"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144056550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Expanding treatment opportunities for down syndrome: progress in identifying molecular targets, neurological assessment, and digital assistance. 扩大唐氏综合征的治疗机会：确定分子靶点、神经学评估和数字辅助方面的进展。

IF 2.2 4区医学

Disability and Rehabilitation-Assistive Technology Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-26 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2526174

Bikash Kumar Sah, Devatharun Vr, Aniket Singh, Ankit Kumar

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Empowering inclusive education: a multi-modal android application for accessible transliteration of Indian languages into Braille script. 赋能全纳教育：一个多模式的android应用程序，可将印度语言转写成盲文。

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Disability and Rehabilitation-Assistive Technology Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-20 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2539439

Monnie Parida, Souvik Bhattacharjee, Tirthankar Dasgupta, Manjira Sinha, Anupam Basu

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Is handcycling performance affected by hand function impairment? A cross-sectional study on paracycling classification. 手功能受损会影响骑自行车的表现吗？副循环分类的横断面研究。

IF 2.2 4区医学

Disability and Rehabilitation-Assistive Technology Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-03 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2492369

Rafael E A Muchaxo, Carla F J Nooijen, Lucas H V van der Woude, Thomas W J Janssen, Sonja de Groot

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Enhancing well-being in later life: the interplay of mobility limitation, psychological adaptation, and assistive technology. 提高晚年生活的幸福感：行动能力限制、心理适应和辅助技术的相互作用。

IF 2.2 4区医学

Disability and Rehabilitation-Assistive Technology Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2494659

Tai-Te Su, Shannon T Mejía

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The first hearing aid: are there differences in the expectations of patients treated in the public and private healthcare systems? 第一种助听器：在公立和私立医疗保健系统中接受治疗的患者的期望是否存在差异？

IF 2.2 4区医学

Disability and Rehabilitation-Assistive Technology Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-10 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2503907

Maria Gabriela Lima Agustinho, Tatiane Franciele de Almeida, Vanessa Luisa Destro Fidêncio

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Fueling Life on Wheels (FLOW) - a single-subject study on the effects of a dance program on the self-esteem and confidence of pediatric manual wheelchair users. 给车轮上的生命加油（FLOW）——一项关于舞蹈项目对儿童手动轮椅使用者自尊和自信影响的单主题研究。

IF 2.2 4区医学

Disability and Rehabilitation-Assistive Technology Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2526170

Anna Legue, Dana Vanderburgh, Brynn Seigel, Tony Chase

{"title":"Fueling Life on Wheels (FLOW) - a single-subject study on the effects of a dance program on the self-esteem and confidence of pediatric manual wheelchair users.","authors":"Anna Legue, Dana Vanderburgh, Brynn Seigel, Tony Chase","doi":"10.1080/17483107.2025.2526170","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17483107.2025.2526170","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The pilot Fueling Life on Wheels program was developed to engage pediatric manual wheelchair users in the joy that is the art of dance. This study tests the hypothesis that a dance program will further increase self-esteem and confidence in pediatric manual wheelchair users.Materials and methods: Professional dance choreographers and occupational therapy doctoral students worked together to provide a 5-night series of dance class activities for children who are wheelchair users. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, and Pediatric Wheelchair-User Fear of Falling Scale measured participants' self-esteem as well as confidence and ability to complete wheelchair skills. Semi-structured, caregiver interviews were also conducted.Results: The study resulted in increases in self-esteem for both participants. Participants noted either a decrease or no change in fear of falling out of their chair. The caregiver interviews denoted overall program satisfaction which is a crucial component of the program.Conclusion: Limited sample sizes for this pilot study allowed for a multiple single subject design. Though larger studies are warranted, the program demonstrated a positive influence on the participants and developed pragmatic data for future iterations.","PeriodicalId":47806,"journal":{"name":"Disability and Rehabilitation-Assistive Technology","volume":" ","pages":"2160-2172"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144561524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Correction. 修正。

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Disability and Rehabilitation-Assistive Technology Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-13 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2546708

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