Requirements for Brain-Computer Interfaces of People with Multiple Sclerosis (Survey Results)

A detailed description of the study is available here. Please cite the following article when using this data.John S. Russo, et al. Towards Developing Brain-Computer Interfaces for People with Multiple Sclerosis. arXiv. Apr 9, 2024.OverviewThis study surveyed people with multiple sclerosis to understand their interest in brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), bionic applications, device preferences, and development considerations and related these to symptoms and assistance needs. Thirty-four participants took part in the anonymous survey. This study was approved by the University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee (ID: 26078).Datasurvey_results.csv contains the survey results. The first row contains column headings, the second row briefly describes each column/question, and the remaining rows contain participant responses. In Q10.1 and Q10.2, participants list activities they currently find difficult or worry they may find difficult in the future. These were manually labelled into categories of Moving, Self-care and Working by the authors in G10.1 and G10.2. In Q12.1-Q12.4, participants rank their BCI preferences from 1 (most preferred) to 4 (least preferred). survey.pdf contains the survey, which was distributed via Qualtrics. Participants ranked their preferences for only a single BCI scenario in the online survey.ContactIf you have any questions, please contact John at russoj1@student.unimelb.edu.au.