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 element | Degree | Totally agrees | Agrees | Neutral response | Disagrees | Totally disagrees |
| The participant’s perception changed; empathy and understanding toward the physical and cognitive limitations of the older population increased | Psychology | 70.5 | 27.9 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | Medicine | 80.5 | 18.3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | Nursing | 78.5 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Nutrition | 78.3 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Physical culture and sports | 61.5 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Radiology | 75 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The intervention positively affected the participant’s professionalism in providing better care for the older population | Psychology | 67.2 | 32.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Medicine | 85.4 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | Nursing | 84.6 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nutrition | 82.6 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Physical culture and sports | 61.5 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Radiology | 83.3 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The participant has reconsidered pursuing a specialized or graduate degree associated with the care of the older population | Psychology | 8.2 | 34.4 | 39.3 | 18 | 0 | Medicine | 6.1 | 35.4 | 41.5 | 13.4 | 3.6 | Nursing | 23.1 | 29.2 | 33.8 | 12.3 | 1.5 | Nutrition | 21.7 | 43.5 | 21.7 | 4.3 | 8.7 | Physical culture and sports | 30.8 | 23.1 | 38.5 | 7.7 | 0 | Radiology | 25 | 41.7 | 16.7 | 0 | 16.7 |
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Values are presented as percentages.
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