A tool for measuring mental workload during prosthesis use: The Prosthesis Task Load Index (PROS-TLX).

ABSTRACT: When using a upper-limb prosthesis, mental, emotional, and physical effort is often experienced. These have been linked to high rates of device dissatisfaction and rejection. Therefore, understanding and quantifying the complex nature of workload experienced when using, or learning to use, a upper-limb prosthesis has practical and clinical importance for researchers and applied professionals. The aim of this paper was to design and validate a self-report measure of mental workload specific to prosthesis use (The Prosthesis Task Load Index; PROS-TLX) that encapsulates the array of mental, physical, and emotional demands often experienced by users of these devices. We first surveyed upper-limb prosthetic limb users who confirmed the importance of eight workload constructs taken from publishe

SUBMITTER: Parr JVV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10159192 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature