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A prosthesis user perspective on interactions with their prosthetist during lower-limb prosthetic socket fitting.

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Prosthesis users are satisfied with services but desire better communication during prosthetic socket fitting. Improving information exchange and user education enhances satisfaction and feedback confidence.

Keywords:
prosthesis userprosthetic socketresidual limbsocket fit

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Area of Science:

  • Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Prosthetics and Orthotics
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes

Background:

  • Prosthetic socket fitting is crucial for user satisfaction and rehabilitation but often challenging.
  • Limited research exists on prosthesis users' firsthand experiences during socket fitting and their communication preferences with prosthetists.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess prosthesis user satisfaction with prosthetic services.
  • To evaluate user confidence in prosthetists' judgment and their own ability to provide feedback.
  • To identify desired information exchange before, during, and after prosthetic socket fitting.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-method (quantitative and qualitative) survey was conducted.
  • The survey was developed in consultation with Amputees NSW and distributed to their members.
  • Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive and nonparametric statistics; qualitative data underwent thematic analysis.

Main Results:

  • 96% of respondents were satisfied with prosthetic services and confident in their prosthetists.
  • Most users felt comfortable providing feedback, with high confidence scores.
  • Key themes included collaboration, process frustrations, impact of poor fit, and information exchange preferences.

Conclusions:

  • Enhancing prosthetic services satisfaction involves fostering responsive relationships and improving information exchange.
  • Increased prosthesis user education regarding the socket fitting process is recommended.
  • Facilitating communication can boost user confidence in providing feedback.