Device-assisted transfers (D-NE,
D-BE, and D-CA) were completed
in accordance with the VERA-LIFT
operating manual as well as published
guidelines.31–33 For clinicianassisted
transfers (CA and D-CA),
the clinician-assisted the participant
by guiding the movement through
tactile and verbal feedback to promote
a sit-to-stand pattern that the
clinician believed would lead to client
independence. Participants were
provided with a rest period between
trials until they indicated readiness
to perform the next activity