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J Lavigne1, J P Lund, J S Feine
1Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Abstract:
A questionnaire designed for psychometric evaluation was used to develop communication software that helps us understand patients' expectations of their prostheses. This enables the practitioner to select and suggest the type of prosthesis that best responds to the hopes, as well as the needs, of patients. At the end of the treatment process, the practitioner is able to ascertain whether the patient's expectations have indeed been met. With this software, we can also compare various types of prostheses based on evaluation by patients as well as conduct multi-center studies.
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