Tedesco Triccas, Lisa;
Donovan-Hall, Maggie;
Dibb, Bridget;
Burridge, Jane Helena;
(2021)
A nation-wide survey exploring the views of current and future use of functional electrical stimulation in spinal cord injury.
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
10.1080/17483107.2021.1916631.
(In press).
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Abstract
PURPOSE: Functional electrical stimulation (FES) can be effective in assisting physical and psychosocial difficulties experienced by people with spinal cord injury. Perceived benefits and barriers of the current and future use of FES within the wider spinal cord injury community is currently unknown. The main objective of this research was to explore the spinal cord injury community's views of the use of FES to decrease disability in rehabilitation programmes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An online and paper questionnaire was distributed to people with spinal cord injury, health care professionals and researchers working in spinal cord injury settings in the United Kingdom. RESULTS: A total of 299 participants completed the survey (152 people with spinal cord injury, 141 health care professionals and 6 researchers). Common views between groups identified were: (1) FES can be beneficial in improving physical and psychosocial aspects and that (2) adequate support and training for FES application was provided to users. Barriers to FES use included a lack of staff time and training, financial cost and availability of the equipment. Sixty three percent of non-users felt they would use FES in the future if they had the opportunity. CONCLUSIONS: Users' views were important in identifying that FES application can be beneficial for people with spinal cord injury but also has some resourceful barriers. In order to increase use, future research should focus on reducing the cost of FES clinical service and also address implementation of awareness and training programmes within spinal units and community rehabilitation settings.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONUsers of functional electrical stimulation think that it is beneficial for improving physical and psychosocial limitations after spinal cord injuryBarriers to FES use include a lack of staff time and training, financial cost and availability of the equipment have been suggested by people with spinal cord injury and health care professionals Education and implementation programs for health care professionals and people with spinal cord injury are now necessary to increase the awareness about functional electrical stimulation applicationReduction of FES cost could also increase its uptake in spinal cord injury clinical services.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | A nation-wide survey exploring the views of current and future use of functional electrical stimulation in spinal cord injury |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17483107.2021.1916631 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2021.1916631 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | awareness, education, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, Rehabilitation health technology, users views |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Movement Neurosciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10159052 |
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