JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies

Daily activities shape individuals’ health and well-being, reflecting functioning and lived health. For people with neurological conditions, these activities are often disrupted, affecting autonomy and quality of life. Traditional assessments miss subtle, real-time fluctuations, whereas ecological momentary assessment (EMA) captures moment-to-moment activity within natural contexts, offering insight into person-environment-occupation interactions. Despite its growing use, it remains unclear how EMA protocols conceptualize daily activities and integrate person-environment-occupation dimensions in applications for neurological populations.

Falls commonly cause injuries in older adults and can present with syncope or presyncope. Typically, frail older adults with cognitive impairment are underrepresented in research and experience difficulty tolerating conventional ECG monitoring devices. S-Patch is a novel, lightweight dual-lead device designed to provide continuous ECG monitoring for up to 72 hours with minimal interference to daily activities.

Rehabilitation frequently extends beyond supervised clinical settings, creating a demand for scalable digital tools to support structured follow-up. We propose a novel open-source telerehabilitation platform.

Loss of self-feeding ability due to severe bilateral upper extremity motor impairment (BUEMI) limits functional independence with a critical activity of daily living, increases medical risks, reduces social participation, and affects overall well-being. Robotic feeding devices are an emerging category of assistive technology. OObi3 is a third-generation, robotic feeding device, regulated in the United States as a Class I medical device and CE marked as a Class I device under the European Union Medical Device Regulation. The device is designed to enable people with BUEMI to independently select and safely consume food and liquid using accessible switches or interfaces while maintaining culturally normative dining practices. Although earlier Obi generations showed promise, comprehensive usability data across multiple stakeholder groups remains limited.

People with severe to profound intellectual disability and visual or visual and motor impairments often experience passivity and isolation. This can lead to limited environmental stimulation, reduced physical activity, and the acquisition of incorrect body postures. Approaches to improve the situation have generally involved increasing environmental stimulation, which was regulated by the context or controlled by the people through adaptive responding and assistive technology.

Knee exoskeletons represent a significant advancement in wearable robotic technology, developed to enhance gait assistance and facilitate rehabilitation processes. These devices are increasingly used in clinical and research environments worldwide. Nonetheless, the existing empirical evidence supporting their biomechanical and functional outcomes lacks both breadth and clarity. Further investigation is essential to elucidate the specific effects of knee exoskeletons on gait dynamics and rehabilitation efficacy.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) causes progressive central vision loss in older adults. Low-vision rehabilitation can improve functional vision by training the use of a preferred retinal locus, commonly through clinic-based biofeedback training (BFT). However, repeated supervised rehabilitation is burdensome, and functional gains may be difficult to sustain without home practice. Stand-alone virtual reality (VR) may enable home-based, remotely monitored visual stimulation, but feasibility, safety, and usability in older adults with AMD remain insufficiently characterized.

Indoor navigation remains a major challenge for people with visual impairments, affecting autonomy, safety, and quality of life. While navigation‑based assistive technologies leveraging artificial intelligence and mobile computing show promise, their adoption remains limited due to insufficient user-centered and context-aware design.

Access to physical rehabilitation services, including orthotics and wheelchairs, is recognized as a fundamental human right but remains limited in many low- and middle-income countries due to resource constraints, fragmented care, and a shortage of trained rehabilitation professionals. In Cambodia, where the health system still faces challenges from past conflict, these services are delivered through a mix of government, international, and nongovernmental organizations.

Indonesia has the second-highest prevalence of stroke in Southeast Asia, with 4,918,487 people (1.7% of the population) living with this condition as of 2025. This is attributable to the living conditions in Indonesia, where limited health care workers and facilities are available to assist with stroke rehabilitation via mobile health (mHealth) interventions.

Stroke is a leading cause of disability and death, resulting in a clinical, social, and economic burden upon families and the health system worldwide.

Rehabilitation health care providers (HCPs) report high levels of burnout. Self-compassion interventions have shown beneficial effects on HCP burnout, but they have never been explored in specialist rehabilitation settings where challenges may differ.