Use of Standardized Outcome Measures for People With Lower Limb Amputation: A Survey of Prosthetic Practitioners in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the clinical resources available for the assessment of health outcomes in people with lower limb amputation and to understand barriers and facilitators associated with use of standardized outcome measures in clinical practice.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting

General community (online).

Participants

A volunteer sample of prosthetic practitioners was recruited through national professional organizations. Eligible participants were practitioners certified by a professional prosthetics organization and currently practicing as a prosthetist, prosthetist-orthotist, or prosthetic assistant.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

A custom-designed online survey on clinical use of patient-reported and performance-bas

SUBMITTER: Morgan SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9452451 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature