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Table 5 Likert responses

From: The application of precisely controlled functional electrical stimulation to the shoulder, elbow and wrist for upper limb stroke rehabilitation: a feasibility study

Category/Statement/Question

Question style

Likert responses

Strongly agree

Agree

Undecided

Disagree

Strongly disagree

A. System effectiveness

I am now more aware of my affected arm

Likert

2

  

3

 

My arm feels weaker

Likert

   

3

2

My arm feels tighter

Likert

   

5

 

I can reach out with my arm more easily

Likert

1

2

2

  

I can now pick up objects

Likert

1

 

1

3

 

Overall, the tasks chosen were relevant to my everyday life

Likert

1

3

1

  

I was motivated to do well at the tasks

Likert

4

1

   

How relevant was it to perform each task :

Likert*

Very relevant

A little relevant

Not relevant

Un-decided

 

Light switch (low)

 

3

2

   

Light switch (high)

 

3

2

   

Draw closing

 

4

1

   

Button pushing

 

3

2

   

Stabilising an object

 

3

    

Lifting an object

 

3

 

1

  

B. System usability

I did not find the treatment enjoyable

Likert

   

1

4

It was easy to understand what I had to do

Likert

4

1

   

It was easy to put my arm in the arm holder

Likert

2

3

   

The arm holder was comfortable

Likert

2

3

   

The stimulation was uncomfortable

Likert

   

2

3

I liked using real-life tasks to practice using my affected arm

Likert

3

2

   

I would like to have used computer games to practice moving my affected arm

Likert

1

2

1

 

1

The stimulation provided met all my needs

Likert

1

2

1

 

1

C. Questions about how the system could be improved

I would not recommend the treatment to other people who have had a stroke

Likert

  

1

1

3

I would have liked to have continued longer with the treatment

Likert

3

1

 

1

 
  1. *Note that this question had a different Likert scale from very relevant to not at all relevant.