Research Article

The Role of an Exoskeleton Simulation of Senescence in Health Sciences Education

Table 3

Results of the main variables assessing the effect of the educational intervention in students in terms of their degree.

Survey elementDegreeTotally agreesAgreesNeutral responseDisagreesTotally disagrees

The participant’s perception changed; empathy and understanding toward the physical and cognitive limitations of the older population increasedPsychology70.527.91.600
Medicine80.518.31.200
Nursing78.5201.500
Nutrition78.321.7000
Physical culture and sports61.538.5000
Radiology7525000

The intervention positively affected the participant’s professionalism in providing better care for the older populationPsychology67.232.8000
Medicine85.413.41.200
Nursing84.615.4000
Nutrition82.617.4000
Physical culture and sports61.538.5000
Radiology83.316.7000

The participant has reconsidered pursuing a specialized or graduate degree associated with the care of the older populationPsychology8.234.439.3180
Medicine6.135.441.513.43.6
Nursing23.129.233.812.31.5
Nutrition21.743.521.74.38.7
Physical culture and sports30.823.138.57.70
Radiology2541.716.7016.7

Values are presented as percentages.