Exoscore: A Design Tool to Evaluate Factors Associated With Technology Acceptance of Soft Lower Limb Exosuits by Older Adults

Shore, Linda; Power, Valerie; Hartigan, Bernard; Schülein, Samuel; Graf, Eveline; Eyto, Adam de; O’Sullivan, Leonard

doi:10.1177/0018720819868122

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“…As AUTONOMYO was still a prototype at the time of the study there were clear restrictions to its use. Despite these limitations, the interdisciplinary collaboration using a qualitative approach in health psychology was particularly fruitful to move beyond functional considerations on acceptance underlined by recent literature [48,53], and provide psychosocial insight of LLE acceptance for everyday use in the context of gerontology. In this sense, our approach enabled us to further understand end-users' perspectives in inductive ways.…”

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Are Functional Measures Sufficient to Capture Acceptance? A Qualitative Study on Lower Limb Exoskeleton Use for Older People

Carral

Bourqui

Vuilleumier

et al. 2021

Int J of Soc Robotics

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Lower limb exoskeletons (LLE) are robotic devices developed to assist walk. In the field of healthcare, this technology has been available for almost a decade, yet it still faces important acceptance issues. While LLE were first developed for patients with spinal cord injuries, we expect their use to expand to everyday settings to benefit other populations, namely that of older people with reduced mobility (RM). We propose a qualitative approach to unearth key psychosocial themes on the acceptance of LLE in daily living for older people. The study analyses perceptions of older people with RM, as well as their entourage, including informal and professional caregivers. Using a grounded theory approach we analysed 12 semi-structured interviews with older people with RM; 2 focus groups with informal caregivers, and 2 focus groups with professional caregivers. LLE were introduced to participants through photo-elicitation. Older people with RM believed that LLE would increase their autonomy. They also perceived that using LLE would make them feel less of a burden for their entourage. Beyond these expected benefits, results captured participants’ ambivalence, dependent on their experiences of the ageing process and perceptions on the human–machine interaction. Informal caregivers highlighted that LLE could provide important relief related to the burden of care. Nonetheless, professional caregivers raised the fear of LLE leading to dehumanization of care. While each group had specific concerns on how LLE use would impact their lives, psychosocial considerations played a key role in LLE acceptance.

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confidence: 99%

Are Functional Measures Sufficient to Capture Acceptance? A Qualitative Study on Lower Limb Exoskeleton Use for Older People

Carral

Bourqui

Vuilleumier

et al. 2021

Int J of Soc Robotics

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“…Shore et al assessed factors associated with the adoption of a proposed exoskeleton for elderly people and reported that appearance was one factor determining the acceptance of the exoskeleton. (67) Talukder et al proved that better aesthetic quality and a more user-friendly interface would allow elderly people to better enjoy the use of wearable healthcare devices. (56) Moreover, Willius et al reported in detail on the different preferences of elderly female and male adults regarding wearable healthcare devices.…”

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MXene-based Sensors for Detecting Human Physiological Information

Yuan¹,

Zhang²,

Wu³

2020

Sensors and Materials

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“…This assistive device features a modular and reconfigurable design of hips, knees and ankles actuators. The effectiveness of the assistance provided by this exosuit in terms of improvements to rehabilitation parameters has previously been proven [23,26,27], as has the comfort and acceptability [28,29].…”

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Quasi-Passive Resistive Exosuit for Space Activities: Proof of Concept

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The limits of space travel are continuously evolving, and this creates increasingly extreme challenges for the crew’s health that must be addressed by the scientific community. Long-term exposure to micro-gravity, during orbital flights, contributes to muscle strength degradation and increases bone density loss. In recent years, several exercise devices have been developed to counteract the negative health effects of zero-gravity on astronauts. However, the relatively large size of these devices, the need for a dedicated space and the exercise time-frame for each astronaut, does not make these devices the best choice for future long range exploration missions. This paper presents a quasi-passive exosuit to provide muscle training using a small, portable, proprioceptive device. The exosuit promotes continuous exercise, by resisting the user’s motion, during routine all-day activity. This study assesses the effectiveness of the resistive exosuit by evaluating its effects on muscular endurance during a terrestrial walking task. The experimental assessment on biceps femoris and vastus lateralis, shows a mean increase in muscular activation of about 97.8% during five repetitions of 3 min walking task at 3 km/h. The power frequency analysis shows an increase in muscular fatigue with a reduction of EMG median frequency of about 15.4% for the studied muscles.

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Exoscore: A Design Tool to Evaluate Factors Associated With Technology Acceptance of Soft Lower Limb Exosuits by Older Adults

Cited by 36 publications

References 47 publications

Are Functional Measures Sufficient to Capture Acceptance? A Qualitative Study on Lower Limb Exoskeleton Use for Older People

Are Functional Measures Sufficient to Capture Acceptance? A Qualitative Study on Lower Limb Exoskeleton Use for Older People

MXene-based Sensors for Detecting Human Physiological Information

Quasi-Passive Resistive Exosuit for Space Activities: Proof of Concept

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