I conduct research topic on application, usefulness and effectivity of assistive technology in patients with disorders of consciousness. It concerns both devices used to diagnose/monitoring (not brain-computer interfaces and eye-trackers - there is a lot of studies), in rehabilitation (mainly motor functions and motor control) and care (better effectivity, less effort of caregivers and families). I have found a few scientific publication so far.
Using PubMed, try combined MeSH, and/or MeSH/natural language searches. And then take a look at related records, making sure that you select Relevance as your major sort function.
Then take those articles that are relevant and then run a cited reference search/related records in Web of Science.
One quick search in PUbMed: ("Self-help devices"[MeSH] OR "assistive technology") AND ("Persistent Vegetative State/rehabilitation"[Mesh] OR "consciousness disorders/rehabilitation"[MeSH]). The use of /rehabilitation targets only those articles that have rehab as a subject heading.
Retrievals include
Promoting adaptive behavior in persons with acquired brain injury, extensive motor and communication disabilities, and consciousness disorders.
Technology-based intervention to help persons with minimally conscious state and pervasive motor disabilities perform environmentally relevant adaptive behavior.
Microswitch technology and contingent stimulation to promote adaptive engagement in persons with minimally conscious state: a case evaluation.
Two persons with severe post-coma motor impairment and minimally conscious state use assistive technology to access stimulus events and social contact.
I would like to invite you to look att my research as it concerns how a joystick-operated powered wheelchair can be used as a therapeutic tool in cognitive rehabilitation. The method Driving to Learn was developed with children and adults with profound cognitive disabilities. It is used in pediatric rehabilitation, and under evaluation in stroke rehabilitation and dementia care. One of the most important outcomes is increased alertness and attention regulation.
I think you can use the following search terms: Disorders of conciousness, cognitive impairment, cognitive rehabilitation, neuropsychological rehabilitation, disorders of cognition, medically unexplained symptoms, executive dysfunction, executive function, memory impairment. Best wishes.
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