title: Upper-Limb Function Assessment Using VBBTs for Stroke Patients.
abstract: Evaluating and quantifying the upper-limb functions are essential to planning effective patient rehabilitation. The box and block test (BBT) is a conventional, simple, and easy-to-apply assessment tool that is used in hospitals, and previous studies have demonstrated its usefulness in stroke rehabilitation. Using a conventional depth-sensing camera, the authors developed a virtual box and block test (VBBT) system for hand, finger, and grasping assessments based on the BBT used for the grasping ability test in hospitals. Such a virtual upper-limb-function assessment tool that can be implemented in a home setting could be a key component in a home-based virtual rehabilitation system. Comparison results between the real and virtual BBTs show the possibilities for virtualizing conventional and unsupervised assessments.
authors.forename: Sungmin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Won-Seok
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Nam-Jong
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Paik
authors.forename: Hyunwoo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bang
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D018737:Hand Strength / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018910:Video Games