Identification and assessment of Electronic Aids for Daily Living considered essential by persons with high level tetraplegia: a case series

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Table 1. Key participant characteristics and outcome scores.

	Participant 1	Participant 2	Participant 3
Key characteristics (AIS*, age, living situation)	C4 AIS A SCI, 20 Years, lives with family in rural location	C6 AIS B, 30 Years, lives alone in urban location	C5 AIS A, 24 Years, lives with family in rural location
COPM (Change Score)	Performance 2.8 Satisfaction 2.5	Performance: 3.6 Satisfaction: 3.4	Performance 3.0 Satisfaction 7.2
PIADS (scores from −3 to 0 to +3)	Competence: 2.17 Adaptability: 0.83 Self-esteem: 1.63	Competence: 2.5 Adaptability: 2.2 Self-esteem: 2.00	Competence: 2.1 Adaptability: 1.5 Self-esteem: 0.75
QUEST (max score = 5)	Technology Porch lift 4.6 Auto doors 4.4	Technology Lights 3.5 Google Home 3.3 Smart Phone 3.8	Technology Apple Watch: 3.9 Trackball: 4.5
	Contact mainly by text Services: 5 “Flexible” “Easy to get hold of when needed”	In person and email contact Services: 4.2 “More time for trial equipment” “Very limited $”	Contact mainly by text Services: 3.5 Able to figure a lot out on his own by looking up on the website. No major issues encountered

* ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) [17].

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