Lower-Limb Exoskeletons Appeal to Both Clinicians and Older Adults, Especially for Fall Prevention and Joint Pain Reduction
Exoskeletons are a burgeoning technology with many possible applications to improve human life; focusing the effort of exoskeleton research and development on the most important features is essential for facilitating adoption and maximizing positive societal impact. To identify important focus areas...
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| description | Exoskeletons are a burgeoning technology with many possible applications to improve human life; focusing the effort of exoskeleton research and development on the most important features is essential for facilitating adoption and maximizing positive societal impact. To identify important focus areas for exoskeleton research and development, we conducted a survey with 154 potential users (older adults) and another survey with 152 clinicians. The surveys were conducted online and to ensure a consistent concept of an exoskeleton across respondents, an image of a hip exoskeleton was shown during exoskeleton-related prompts. The survey responses indicate that both older adults and clinicians are open to using exoskeletons, fall prevention and joint pain reduction are especially important features, and users are likely to wear an exoskeleton in the scenarios when it has the greatest opportunity to help prevent a fall. These findings can help inform future exoskeleton research and guide the development of devices that are accepted, used, and provide meaningful benefit to users. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e9d545278ce4167800091a640189e0e2024-04-16T23:00:09ZengIEEEIEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering1534-43201558-02102024-01-01321577158510.1109/TNSRE.2024.338197910479575Lower-Limb Exoskeletons Appeal to Both Clinicians and Older Adults, Especially for Fall Prevention and Joint Pain ReductionMichael Raitor0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6712-142XSandra Waugh Ruggles1Scott L. Delp2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6184-2728C. Karen Liu3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-0905Steven H. Collins4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3997-3374Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USASummit Rock Strategy Consulting, Sunnyvale, CA, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USADepartment of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USAExoskeletons are a burgeoning technology with many possible applications to improve human life; focusing the effort of exoskeleton research and development on the most important features is essential for facilitating adoption and maximizing positive societal impact. To identify important focus areas for exoskeleton research and development, we conducted a survey with 154 potential users (older adults) and another survey with 152 clinicians. The surveys were conducted online and to ensure a consistent concept of an exoskeleton across respondents, an image of a hip exoskeleton was shown during exoskeleton-related prompts. The survey responses indicate that both older adults and clinicians are open to using exoskeletons, fall prevention and joint pain reduction are especially important features, and users are likely to wear an exoskeleton in the scenarios when it has the greatest opportunity to help prevent a fall. These findings can help inform future exoskeleton research and guide the development of devices that are accepted, used, and provide meaningful benefit to users.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10479575/Balanceexoskeletonjoint painolder adultsurvey |
| spellingShingle | Michael Raitor Sandra Waugh Ruggles Scott L. Delp C. Karen Liu Steven H. Collins Lower-Limb Exoskeletons Appeal to Both Clinicians and Older Adults, Especially for Fall Prevention and Joint Pain Reduction IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering Balance exoskeleton joint pain older adult survey |
| title | Lower-Limb Exoskeletons Appeal to Both Clinicians and Older Adults, Especially for Fall Prevention and Joint Pain Reduction |
| title_full | Lower-Limb Exoskeletons Appeal to Both Clinicians and Older Adults, Especially for Fall Prevention and Joint Pain Reduction |
| title_fullStr | Lower-Limb Exoskeletons Appeal to Both Clinicians and Older Adults, Especially for Fall Prevention and Joint Pain Reduction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lower-Limb Exoskeletons Appeal to Both Clinicians and Older Adults, Especially for Fall Prevention and Joint Pain Reduction |
| title_short | Lower-Limb Exoskeletons Appeal to Both Clinicians and Older Adults, Especially for Fall Prevention and Joint Pain Reduction |
| title_sort | lower limb exoskeletons appeal to both clinicians and older adults especially for fall prevention and joint pain reduction |
| topic | Balance exoskeleton joint pain older adult survey |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10479575/ |
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