Incorporating research technology into the clinical assessment of balance and mobility: perspectives of physiotherapists and people with stroke.

Purpose: To describe the perspectives of people with stroke and their physiotherapists on the use of biomechanics technology to assess balance and mobility.

Methods: This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews with patients with stroke and a focus group with their physiotherapists. Coding of interview and focus-group data used a line-by-line inductive approach, with qualitative software to develop codes into themes.