Research Article

The “Wear and Measure” Approach: Linking Joint Stability Measurements from a Smart Clothing System to Optical Tracking

Table 1

Overview and breakdown of user experiences. Outcomes for ranking questions are given by the median and the range. Answers for ordinal questions are given as ratios and for open ended question are shown by a word cloud.

QuestionMedian scoreScore range

How was it to put on the garment sensor? (Difficult 1–very easy 10)96–10
Did you notice the garment sensor whilst you were wearing it (Very much 1–not at all 10)97–10
How was it to take off the garment sensor? (Difficult 1–very easy 10)96–10

Question% replying yes% replying no

Did you have any adverse reaction to the garment?0/1010/10
Did you remove the garment sensor at any point?0/1010/10
Would you wear this device if it could help diagnose stability problems of your joints?10/100/10
Would you wear this device if it could help treat stability problems of your joints?10/100/10
Would you wear this device if it could prevent stability problems of your joints?10/100/10
Would you wear this device to provide feedback on your joints, for your own interest?9/101/10

What did you like about the garment sensor?What did not you like about the garment sensor?