The Value of Active End-User Participation in Rehabilitation Technology: A Co-creation Workshop

Salvatore L. Cucinella; Irene L.Y. Beck; Cristina Vázquez González; José López Sánchez; Katherine L. Poggensee; Gerard M. Ribbers; Laura Marchal-Crespo

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-77584-0_124

The Value of Active End-User Participation in Rehabilitation Technology: A Co-creation Workshop

Salvatore L. Cucinella, Irene L.Y. Beck^*, Cristina Vázquez González, José López Sánchez, Katherine L. Poggensee, Gerard M. Ribbers, Laura Marchal-Crespo

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Abstract

To design effective rehabilitative technology, stakeholders (e.g., professionals from hospitals, universities, and industries) must empathize with end-user experiences and actively involve them throughout the design process. This approach can ensure the understanding of their complex needs. Yet end-user involvement is often limited to testing only. Technology developers often underestimate the valuable insights end-users gain during their recovery, which extend beyond technical knowledge. To address this, our international team of designers, engineers, and clinical personnel proposes a participatory design workshop involving acquired brain injury patients and their caregivers. Patients and caregivers work in groups with workshop participants to address specific needs and use methods like personas, MoSCoW prioritization, and prototyping to co-create solutions to meet those needs. We aim to illustrate the benefits of this approach and encourage participants to adopt participatory design in their future developments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR 2024), November 5–8, 2024, La Granja, Spain
Editors	Jose L. Pons, Jesus Tornero, Metin Akay
Publisher	Springer
Pages	636-640
Number of pages	5
Volume	2
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-77584-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-77586-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77584-0_124
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation, ICNR 2024 - La Granja, Spain Duration: 5 Nov 2024 → 8 Nov 2024

Publication series

Name	Biosystems and Biorobotics
Volume	32
ISSN (Print)	2195-3562
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-3570

Conference

Conference	6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation, ICNR 2024
Country/Territory	Spain
City	La Granja
Period	5/11/24 → 8/11/24

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Cucinella, S. L., Beck, I. L. Y., Vázquez González, C., López Sánchez, J., Poggensee, K. L., Ribbers, G. M., & Marchal-Crespo, L. (2024). The Value of Active End-User Participation in Rehabilitation Technology: A Co-creation Workshop. In J. L. Pons, J. Tornero, & M. Akay (Eds.), Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V : Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR 2024), November 5–8, 2024, La Granja, Spain (Vol. 2, pp. 636-640). (Biosystems and Biorobotics; Vol. 32). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77584-0_124

Cucinella, Salvatore L. ; Beck, Irene L.Y. ; Vázquez González, Cristina et al. / The Value of Active End-User Participation in Rehabilitation Technology : A Co-creation Workshop. Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V : Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR 2024), November 5–8, 2024, La Granja, Spain . editor / Jose L. Pons ; Jesus Tornero ; Metin Akay. Vol. 2 Springer, 2024. pp. 636-640 (Biosystems and Biorobotics).

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Cucinella, SL , Beck, ILY, Vázquez González, C, López Sánchez, J, Poggensee, KL , Ribbers, GM & Marchal-Crespo, L 2024, The Value of Active End-User Participation in Rehabilitation Technology: A Co-creation Workshop. in JL Pons, J Tornero & M Akay (eds), Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V : Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR 2024), November 5–8, 2024, La Granja, Spain . vol. 2, Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 32, Springer, pp. 636-640, 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation, ICNR 2024, La Granja, Spain, 5/11/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77584-0_124

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Cucinella SL , Beck ILY, Vázquez González C, López Sánchez J, Poggensee KL , Ribbers GM et al. The Value of Active End-User Participation in Rehabilitation Technology: A Co-creation Workshop. In Pons JL, Tornero J, Akay M, editors, Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V : Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR 2024), November 5–8, 2024, La Granja, Spain . Vol. 2. Springer. 2024. p. 636-640. (Biosystems and Biorobotics). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-77584-0_124