RObotic WAlking for children who CAnnot WAlk (RoWaCaWa): feasibility and family impacts and perspectives of a family-led intervention
PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility, impacts, and perspectives of a family-led robotic walking intervention. MATERIALS & METHODS: percentile)) and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Qualitative interviews captured family perspectives and were analyzed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: ≤ 0.001) of goals increased. Parents described positive changes in social experiences and family interactions and difficulties with the logistics of robotic walking. CONCLUSIONS: This family-led robotic walking intervention resulted in improvements in individual goals, though families did struggle with some logistics of robotic walking.
Authors
- Jennifer Zwicker
- Kelly A. Larkin-Kaiser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6205-0212)
- Patricia E. Longmuir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4827-0870)
- Christa M. Diot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7914-0860)
- Sean Peter Dukelow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0609-981X)
- Karin Eldred
- Hana Alazem
- Elizabeth G. Condliffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0178-616X)
- Benjamin M. Norman
- Jessica L Youngblood
- Anna McCormick
Institutions
- Allen Institute for Brain Science (US)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2026-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2026.2663905
- Primary Topic
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00