Perspectives of people with spinal cord injury learning to walk using a powered exoskeleton

Table 2 Participant characteristics

Participant	Age range	Time since injury (yr)	Mobility	Interviews
P1	2	4.2	NA	Post, Follow-up
P2	1	5.7	Assisted standing, walk short distance	Post
P3	1	2.5	Assisted standing	All
P4	3	24.2	NA	All
P5	2	16.2	NA	Pre and Post
P6	2	4.3	–	None
P7	1	2.4	NA	All
P8	2	1.3	NA	All
P9	1	2.0	NA	All
P10	2	4.4	NA	All
P11	3	18.7	Assisted standing, walk short distance	All
P12	1	1.6	NA	All
Mean* (SD)	37.5 (13.7)	7.8 (7.9)

Age ranges are used rather than exact numbers to avoid potential identification of individuals. Age range: 1 = 18–30 yr., 2 = 31–50 yr., 3 = 50–65 yr. Mobility refers to any mobility in addition to wheelchair use; NA not applicable, participants used a wheelchair as their only mode of mobility
*Mean and SD do not include P6 who dropped out after 2 sessions of training

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