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International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

Table 1 Hemiplegic participants’ demographic and physical profiles

From: A soft wearable exoglove for rehabilitation assistance: a novel application of knitted shape-memory alloy as a flexible actuator

ID

Hemiplegic participants (N = 3)

P1

P2

P3

Sex (F/M)

F

M

M

Age (years)

73

72

74

Hemiplegic side

Right

Right

Left

Onset period (years)

9

14

11

Hand size (cm, mean (SD))

 Hand length

16.80 (0.09)

18.25 (0.18)

18.10 (0.39)

 Hand width

8.96 (0.11)

9.39 (0.26)

10.38 (0.23)

 Wrist width

8.43 (0.47)

7.59 (0.28)

7.70 (0.08)

Joint ROM (°, mean (SD))

 DIP

9.04 (7.89)

2.85 (2.68)

2.98 (3.30)

 PIP

20.82 (15.89)

3.58 (3.49)

11.62 (1.13)

 MCP

22.29 (4.49)

27.79 (1.58)

14.71 (3.80)

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  1. DIP distal interphalangeal joint, PIP proximal interphalangeal joint, MCP metacarpal phalangeal joint