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Filter by:Physical and cognitive changes provoked by a pathology worsen the functional capability of the individual making it more difficult to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and causing dependency and/or disability. There are standardized observational tests for the clinical assessment of the degree of functional limitation in basic or instrumental ADLs (e.g., Assessment Motor and Process Skills - AMPS). On the other hand, all these tests bear the problem of the subjectivity of the evaluator in the analysis. The presence of the evaluator in the test may have an influence in the way a subject performs ADLs. The goal of the project is to develop a methodology to design, implement and validate automatic clinical tests of functional limitation, that: 1) give objective assessments with clinical validity, and 2) remove the interference in the test execution caused by the physical presence of the evaluator.
Posterior cranial fossa craniectomy has been shown to improve patient survival. The level of autonomy, disability and quality of life of survivors has been little studied and still underresearched,. In this context, an assessment of the level of disability and of the quality of life after performing a posterior craniectomy seems relevant.
The objective of this project is the realization of tests at home and in Hospitals or Functional Rehabilitation for the improvement of the communication with the family and medical entourage, the facility of the emotional expression, the evaluation of the pain, the control of home automation to increase their autonomy, facilitated their reintegration at home. The work is the last step of the research program started in 2009, with the optimization of the installation of the system, the improvement of physical and computer ergonomic aspects and the development of dedicated interfaces according to the type of disability and needs. of each one. A work upstream of the definition of specifications taking into account the medical constraints was realized and the actions of improvement of the models, the algorithms, the robustness and the effectiveness of the treatment are in progress . The specific adaptation to concrete cases should lead to a system that allows 90% of the population of people with disabilities to exploit the system and significantly improve their level of communication, autonomy and in fact their daily lives.