Alguacil-Diego Isabel-María, Cuesta-Gómez Alicia, Contreras-González Aldo-Francisco, Pont-Esteban David, Cantalejo-Escobar David, Sánchez-Urán Miguel Ángel, Ferre Manuel
Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Campus de Alcorcón, Av. de Atenas, s/n, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain.
Centro de Automática y Robótica (CAR) UPM-CSIC, ETS Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Calle de José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
Sensors (Basel). 2021 Nov 4;21(21):7342. doi: 10.3390/s21217342.
Recovery of therapeutic or functional ambulatory capacity in patients with rotator cuff injury is a primary goal of rehabilitation. Wearable powered exoskeletons allow patients to perform repetitive practice with large movements to maximize recovery, even immediately after the acute event. The aim of this paper is to describe the usability, acceptability and acceptance of a hybrid exoskeleton for upper-limb passive rehabilitation using the System Usability Scale (SUS) questionnaire. This equipment, called ExoFlex, is defined as a hybrid exoskeleton since it is made up of rigid and soft components. The exoskeleton mechanical description is presented along with its control system and the way motion is structured in rehabilitation sessions. Seven patients (six women and one man) have participated in the evaluation of this equipment, which are in the range of 50 to 79 years old. Preliminary evidence of the acceptance and usability by both patients and clinicians are very promising, obtaining an average score of 80.71 in the SUS test, as well as good results in a questionnaire that evaluates the clinicians' perceived usability of ExoFlex.
恢复肩袖损伤患者的治疗性或功能性步行能力是康复的主要目标。可穿戴动力外骨骼允许患者进行大幅度运动的重复练习,以最大限度地促进恢复,甚至在急性损伤后立即进行。本文旨在使用系统可用性量表(SUS)问卷描述一种用于上肢被动康复的混合外骨骼的可用性、可接受性和接受程度。这种名为ExoFlex的设备被定义为混合外骨骼,因为它由刚性和柔性部件组成。文中介绍了外骨骼的机械描述及其控制系统,以及康复训练中运动的组织方式。7名患者(6名女性和1名男性)参与了该设备的评估,年龄在50至79岁之间。患者和临床医生对该设备的接受程度和可用性的初步证据非常有前景,在SUS测试中平均得分为80.71,并且在评估临床医生对ExoFlex感知可用性的问卷中也取得了良好结果。