Listening to children with lower limb loss: Rationale, design, and protocol for delivery of a novel globally applicable research toolkit-Prosthetic user needs, quality of life, pain, and physical function.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Rehabilitation after childhood lower limb loss is complex and dependent on multiple stakeholders and environmental factors. While research with adults underscores the importance of involving prosthetic limb users and caregivers in discussions to drive innovation, children are often excluded or not effectively engaged. This protocol lays out the development and implementation protocol for an internationally applicable research toolkit which has been designed and evaluated around the essential presence of the child. Research domains span their unique prosthetic needs, quality of life, pain, and mobility.

Methods and analysis

Cohorts of children in contrasting environments were identified (Cambodia, Gaza Strip, and the UK) to provide a comprehensive global understa

SUBMITTER: Edgar CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11527159 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature