From: Using nominal group technique to advance power assisted exercise equipment for people with stroke
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One | Introductions, NGT objectives and ground rules. Summary of the nine machines presented by lead author through PowerPoint software |
Two | Question one: ‘What does an assistive exercise machine need to do to allow the person with stroke to engage in exercise?’ |
Three | Attendees write their list of ideas in silence |
Four | Attendees invited in turn to share aloud their ideas, taking it in turns to offer one idea at a time from their written list until all the ideas were shared. Field notes documented on flipchart by RY |
Five | Group discussion and merging of topics |
Six | Question two: ‘Which machines would you prioritise for use with PwS?’ |
Seven | Attendees consider their options in silence |
Eight | Attendees provided with 10 vouchers each. They were asked to allocate the vouchers across any number of machines and can indicate strength of preference through number of vouchers allocated. The machines were represented on A4 photographs laid out on the table |