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Table 3 Acceptability of PEXO by participants and therapist: custom-made questionnaire

From: Clinical utility of a pediatric hand exoskeleton: identifying users, practicability, and acceptance, and recommendations for design improvement

Responder

Questions

Number of responses

Median (IQR)

Correlation with AHA

1

2

3

4

5

 

ρ (p-value)

Participants

P1. I found PEXO comfortable to wear

  

3

3

4

4.0 (3.0–5.0)

0.63 (0.069)

P2. I found training with PEXO interesting

1

1

  

8

5.0 (4.3–5.0)

0.64 (0.062)

P3. The tasks were easier to perform with PEXO.*

5

 

1

 

3

1.0 (1.0–5.0)

0.67 (0.070)

P4. With PEXO, I have better control over my hand activities.*

4

 

1

 

3

2.0 (1.0–5.0)

0.86 (0.014)

P5. I would like to continue training with PEXO

3

  

2

5

4.5 (1.0–5.0)

0.87 (0.002)

P6. PEXO could be put on quickly

1

2

4

1

2

3.0 (2.0–4.3)

0.30 (0.43)

Therapist

T1. Putting on the PEXO was easy

1

3

2

3

1

3.0 (2.0–4.0)

-0.56 (0.119)

T2. The child did not need any external motivation during the whole session

2

   

8

5.0 (4.0–5.0)

0.05 (0.894)

T3. The child could carry out goal-oriented training with PEXO

3

 

2

 

5

4.0 (1.0–5.0)

0.69 (0.039)

T4. The tasks with PEXO were easy to complete

 

2

4

3

1

3.0 (2.8–4.0)

-0.61 (0.079)

T5. Using the button was easy

  

2

1

7

5.0 (3.8–5.0)

-0.59 (0.094)

  1. Responses varied from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much). Please note, the questions were translated from the German language. * Incomplete responses: ID6 did not understand question 4, ID7 did not understand questions 3 and 4. Correlations were performed between the ratings and the difference in AHA scaled scores between the with-minus-without PEXO conditions. Abbreviations: IQR, inter-quartile range; ρ, Spearman’s correlation Coefficient