The Active Transition Home Program: Use of Wearable Sensors to Increase Activity Levels Following Discharge Home From Stroke Rehabilitation
Post-stroke participants will wear wearable sensors for one week at 1-week prior to discharge from inpatient rehabilitation, 3- and 7- weeks post-discharge and 3-months post-discharge. All participants will wear sensors but only participants in the intervention group will receive sensor-informed activity feedback (e.g., activity, sleep and sedentary behaviour) and feedback informed goal setting sessions with a physiotherapist. The feedback forms will be co-created with physiotherapists working at GF Strong. Focus group(s) will be conducted to collect the opinions of clinicians with respect to measures to be included in the feedback form. At 3-months post-discharge, participants will be interviewed regarding their experience with the sensors. This study will explore the feasibility and initial benefits of using wearable sensors paired with goal setting to assist in the maintenance of activity levels during a difficult period for stroke survivors (transitioning home from rehab).
⁃ Physiotherapists for focus group participation
• Age of 18 or older
• Registered Physiotherapist at GF Strong (inpatient or outpatient)
• 1 year of work experience in stroke rehabilitation (acute or chronic)
⁃ Patient Group
• Age of 18 or older
• Had a stroke resulting in hemiparesis
• English speaking or living with an English-speaking family member to assist with interpretation/goal setting with PT