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This PhD will develop short technical feasibility trials of robots that aim to support patients who are rehabilitating after a critical illness,
The successful PhD student will undertake a series of case studies with qualitative feedback from patients and staff to evaluate the potential for service implementation of SARs. They will then work at The new National Robotarium at Heriot Watt University and test in the assistive living lab and in the hospital a small number of technical pilots (e.g. physiotherapy exercise) by the robot.
The feasibility and concepts for the SARs pilots work will take place in year 1 and the evaluation in year 4 of the PhD, with years 2 & 3 focused on the pilots.
Dr Shenkin will provide supervision on the clinical aspects of critical care recovery, in collaboration with an experienced multidisciplinary team (Dr Judith Merriweather, PhD, Critical Care Recovery Lead, NHS Lothian
(rehabilitation, qualitative research)
Prof Tim Walsh, Prof of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Edinburgh Critical Care Research Group, UoE;
(complex interventions in ICU, mixed methods evaluation); Jo Singleton, Senior Research Nurse, Critical Care, NHS Lothian (post-ICU recovery, research education, PPI); Dr Lisa Salisbury, PhD, physiotherapist, QMU
(physiotherapy, critical illness rehabilitation, evaluation of patient experience, tele-rehabilitation, mixed methods);
Dr Alasdair Fitzgerald, Rehabilitation Medicine, NHS Lothian
Prof Baillie will provide supervision on Human-Robot interaction and access to the National Robotarium.
Dr Stokes will provide supervision on Bioinspired engineering and provide hardware expertise.
This PhD project has the potential to lead to future projects testing the implementation of SARs in critical care recovery and rehabilitation in other areas.
An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Robotics or Engineering (with a reasonable level of programming)
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