@inproceedings{53b5b32623094399a57934a9d33b2f9e,
title = "Novel gamified system for post-stroke upper-limb rehabilitation using a social robot: Focus groups of expert clinicians",
abstract = "We developed a novel gamified system for stroke upper limb rehabilitation using the humanoid robot Pepper (SoftBank, Aldebaran). In this paper, we present the results of a qualitative study with expert clinicians (n=12) on the compatibility of this system with the needs of post-stroke patients. We conducted three focus groups (3-6 participants in each group) in three rehabilitation centers. The clinicians in the focus groups found both the robot and the gamified system engaging and motivating for stroke patients' rehabilitation, and gave specific recommendations that may be applicable to a wide range of technologies for post-stroke rehabilitation.",
keywords = "Socially-Assistive-Robot, focus-group, gamified-system, motivation, personalization, rehabilitation, stroke",
author = "Polak, {Ronit Feingold} and Ariel Bistritsky and Yair Gozlan and Shelly Levy-Tzedek",
note = "Funding Information: This research was partially supported by the Helmsley Charitable Trust through the Agricultural, Biological and Cognitive Robotics Initiative and by the Marcus Endowment Fund, both at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Financial support was provided by the Promobilia Foundation and the Borten Family Foundation grants. This research was also supported by the Israel Science Foundation (grants No. 535/16 and 2166/16) and received funding from the European Union{\textquoteright}s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the A. Marie Sk{\l}odowska-Curie grant agreement No 754340. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 IEEE.; 2019 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR 2019 ; Conference date: 21-07-2019 Through 24-07-2019",
year = "2019",
month = jul,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1109/ICVR46560.2019.8994657",
language = "English",
series = "International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers",
booktitle = "ICVR 2019 - International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation",
address = "United States",
}