title: A comparative study: use of a Brain-computer Interface (BCI) device by people with cerebral palsy in interaction with computers.
abstract: This article presents a comparative study among people with cerebral palsy and healthy controls, of various ages, using a Brain-computer Interface (BCI) device. The research is qualitative in its approach. Researchers worked with Observational Case Studies. People with cerebral palsy and healthy controls were evaluated in Portugal and in Brazil. The study aimed to develop a study for product evaluation in order to perceive whether people with cerebral palsy could interact with the computer and compare whether their performance is similar to that of healthy controls when using the Brain-computer Interface. Ultimately, it was found that there are no significant differences between people with cerebral palsy in the two countries, as well as between populations without cerebral palsy (healthy controls).
authors.affiliation: Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Regina O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Heidrich
authors.affiliation: Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Emely
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rebelo
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal.
authors.forename: Tiago
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D062207:Brain-Computer Interfaces; D001938:Brazil; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D011174:Portugal; D011930:Reaction Time; D014584:User-Computer Interface