Measurements of Best, Worst, and Average Socket Comfort Are More Reliable Than Current Socket Comfort in Established Lower Limb Prosthesis Users.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate test-retest reliability and related measurement properties of items developed to assess best, worst, and average prosthetic socket comfort.

Design

Methodological research to assess test-retest reliability of 4 individual socket comfort survey items. Socket comfort items were included in a self-report paper survey, which was administered to participants 2 to 3 days apart.

Setting

General community.

Participants

A minimum convenience sample of participants (N=63) was targeted for this study; 72 lower limb prosthesis users (>1y postamputation) completed the survey and were included in the final dataset.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measure

The expanded socket comfort score (ESCS) was adapted from the original socke

SUBMITTER: Morgan SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9072595 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature