Table 1 Sample Characteristics (N = 28)
Age | mean = 42 range 21–71 |
|---|---|
Time since injury (years) | mean = 9 range 2–28 |
Sex | |
 Female | 32% |
Race | |
 White | 61% |
 Black | 21% |
 Asian/Indian | 7% |
 More than one | 4% |
 Other | 7% |
 Decline | 0% |
Hispanic/Latinx | |
 Yes | 18% |
Education Level | |
 9th–11th | 4% |
 High School/GED | 30% |
 Associates | 7% |
 Bachelors | 37% |
 Post-Baccalaureate | 15% |
 Other | 7% |
 Decline | 0% |
Occupational status | |
 Employed | 26% |
 Student | 15% |
 Unemployed | 11% |
 Retired | 30% |
 Other | 18% |
 Decline | 0% |
Cause of injury | |
 Falls | 18% |
 Vehicular Crash | 29% |
 Violence | 21% |
 Sport | 21% |
 Pedestrian | 4% |
 Other | 7% |
Injury Level | |
 Cervical | 25% |
 Thoracic | 64% |
 Lumbar | 11% |
Injury Severity | |
 Complete | 36% |
 Incomplete | 57% |
 Unknown | 7% |
Type of device used* | |
 Ekso | 43% |
 Indego | 43% |
 ReWalk | 36% |
 Other | 0% |
 Unknown | 11% |
Experience Type | |
 Rehabilitation Therapy | 32.1% |
 Research | 85.7% |
 At Home | 3.6% |
 Outside of Your Home | 7.1% |