Matias Hosiasson

Mr. Matias Hosiasson


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 February 2025 in Sensors
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RPRudri Purohit Rudri Purohit
Rudri Purohit Rudri Purohit
Juan Pablo Appelgren GonzálezJuan Pablo Appelgren González
Juan Pablo Appelgren González
GVGonzalo Varas-Diaz
Gonzalo Varas-Diaz
SWShuaijie Wang
Shuaijie Wang
MHMatias Hosiasson
Matias Hosiasson
TBTanvi Bhatt
Tanvi Bhatt
One emerging method in home stroke rehabilitation is digital technology. However, existing approaches typically target one domain (e.g., upper limb). Moreover, existing interventions do not cater to older adults with stroke (OAwS), especially those with high motor impairment, who require adjunct therapeutic agents to independently perform challenging exercises. We examined the feasibility of Smartphone-based Exercise Training after Stroke (SETS) with Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES). A total of 12 participants (67 ± 5 years) with stroke (onset > 6 months) exhibiting moderate-to-high motor impairment (Chedoke McMaster Leg ≤ 4/7) underwent 6 weeks of multicomponent (gait, functional strength, dynamic balance) training integrated with FES to paretic lower limb muscles. Primary measures included safety and adherence. Secondary measures included motivation, acceptability and attitude, usability, and clinical measures of gait and balance function like the 10-Meter Walk Test and Mini-BESTest. Participants reported no adverse events and moderate-to-high adherence (84.17 ± 11.24%) and improvement (up to 40%) in motivation, acceptability, and attitude and system usability. Participants also showed pre-post improvements in all measures of gait and balance function (p < 0.05). Integrating SETS and FES is feasible and yields short-term gains in gait and balance function among OAwS. Future studies could validate our findings by examining its efficacy with control groups to identify the differential effects of SETS and FES.