Access to human rights for persons using prosthetic and orthotic assistive devices in Sierra Leone

Patients’ Satisfaction with Lower-limb Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices and Service delivery in Sierra Leone and Malawi

BACKGROUND People with disabilities have the right to personal mobility and available and affordable assistive technology, according to the Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The aims were to investigate similarities and differences between Sierra Leone and Malawi concerning participants' mobility and satisfaction with their lower-limb prosthetic or orthotic device and related s...

Experiences of providing prosthetic and orthotic services in Sierra Leone--the local staff's perspective.

UNLABELLED In Sierra Leone, West Africa, there are many people with disabilities in need of rehabilitation services after a long civil war. PURPOSE The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of prosthetic and orthotic service delivery in Sierra Leone from the local staff's perspective. METHOD Fifteen prosthetic and orthotic technicians working at all the rehabilitation...

Access to healthcare in post-war Sierra Leone

Future Developments in Externally Powered Orthotic and Prosthetic Devices.

Mobility and satisfaction with lower-limb prostheses and orthoses among users in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study.

OBJECTIVES To investigate patients' mobility and satisfaction with their lower-limb prosthetic or orthotic device and related service delivery in Sierra Leone; to compare groups of patients regarding type and level of assistive device, gender, area of residence, income; and to identify factors associated with satisfaction with the assistive device and service. METHODS A total of 139 patients ...