What is it about?
The upgraded MWESP-Q includes 54 items that measure seven key domains : satisfaction with the robotic exoskeleton, satisfaction with the program attributes, perceived health benefits of walking with the robotic exoskeleton, perceived risks and fears, learnability of the robotic exoskeleton, satisfaction related to the training program and perceived motivation to engage in regular physical activity.
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Why is it important?
It was necessary to add statements to the MWESP-Q to better emphasize health promotion regarding the attributes of the program, physical activity in society and psychological impacts as well to measure statement agreement level more accurately, the level of change and the level of effort.
Perspectives
Writing this article was a great pleasure, because even after only 10 to 16 weeks of sit-stand transfer training and intensive walking with the assistance of a therapist, users reported light improvements, e.g., arm strength, sitting balance, spasticity in the legs, intestinal elimination, sleep, ability to propel wheelchair and to transfer. They also declared moderate improvements in general endurance and psychological well-being. This study also recommends using the updated MWESP-Q in future research where a walking robotic exoskeleton is used in a health promotion context, i.e., in a context of adapted physical activity to stay fit or to prevent secondary health complications
Claude Vincent
Universite Laval
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This page is a summary of: Updating the Montreal walking exoskeleton satisfaction and perspectives questionnaire (MWESP-Q) following a 16-week walking program with the use of a wearable robotic exoskeleton, Technology and Disability, June 2024, IOS Press,
DOI: 10.3233/tad-230031.
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