Research Article

Requirements for Universally Accessible Upper-Body Exercise Equipment: The Case of People with Spinal Cord Injuries in Korea

Table 6

The safety results for four types of upper-body exercise equipment.

TotalSafety (mean (SD))
abcd

Total3.14 (0.95)2.72 (0.81)2.96 (1.18)3.20 (1.16)3.68 (0.48)0.376
Safety in use3.40 (1.64)3.40 (1.14)3.20 (2.05)3.00 (1.87)4.00 (1.73)0.816
Safety in transfer2.90 (1.74)1.60 (1.34)2.60 (1.52)3.20 (1.64)4.20 (1.79)0.070
Safety in contact2.85 (1.50)2.40 (1.67)3.20 (0.84)3.20 (1.30)2.60 (2.19)0.800
Safety in speed3.00 (1.41)2.80 (0.83)3.00 (1.22)2.80 (1.92)3.40 (1.82)0.933
Safety in weight3.55 (1.28)3.40 (1.34)2.80 (1.64)3.80 (1.10)4.20 (0.84)0.454
0.416

. SD: standard deviation; a: seated chest press machine; b: seated shoulder press machine; c: seated lat pull-down machine; d: arm ergometer.