Distance from wall in meters before the smart-walker changed direction
Motor performance
Good performance outcome using both PAMM technologies. Subjective measures gave less confidence in robotic-controlled walkers to manually controlled walkers.
Oxygenated/ deoxygenated/ total haemoglobin level in motor cortex assessed by fMRI technique
Motor assessment scale (modified Ashworth Scale)
Improvement in modified Ashworth motor assessment scale (2 to 5); reduced score on modified Ashworth scale (3 to 2); no change in wrist and fine motor tasks; direct activation of motor area in affected hemisphere.
Wheel-chair control around a simulated home environment
Collision and cognitive perception
Less collisions with robotic assistance and lower scores on perceptions of concentration
13
§Not given.
*The last question of the Downs and Black assessment tool was excluded due to ambiguity of the question. This meant that the maximum score possible was 27.
