Patient satisfaction and mobility with their assistive device and service

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  • Mehdi Nasser
  • Robert Westergren
چکیده

Objective To gather knowledge related to patient satisfaction and mobility with lower limb prosthetic and orthotic devices and to investigate satisfaction with services received. Another purpose of this study is to analyze potential differences between orthotic and prosthetic patients in relation to patient satisfaction and mobility. Design Cross-sectional study Subjects 21 participants with a mean age of 58 (SD 16) with an average duration of use of devices of 10 (SD 10) years. 12 out of the 21 participants were orthotic users and 9 were prosthetic users. Methods Patients were asked to complete two questionnaires, one regarding satisfaction with assistive device and service (QUEST 2.0) and one regarding mobility. Results Patients mean score regarding satisfaction with assistive device and service were 4.0 (SD 0.8) and 4.2 (SD 1.0) respectively. 91% reported that they had the ability to walk at least 100 meters with their assistive device. The areas where participants experienced most difficulties were walking on uneven ground (70%), walking up and down a hill (57%) and walking on stairs (57%). Conclusion Overall this study demonstrates that participants were quite satisfied with their assistive device and the service received by the P&O clinic. No statistically significant differences regarding satisfaction with assistive device and service, or mobility, were found between prosthetic and orthotic participants. Sammanfattning – Patientnöjdhet med hjälpmedel och service samt patientmobilitet Syfte Att samla kunskap kring patientnöjdhet och mobilitet med protes och ortos för nedre extremiteter och nöjdhet med mottagen service. Ytterliggare ett syfte är att jämföra potentiella skillnader kring patientnöjdhet och mobilitet mellan ortosoch protesbrukare. Design Cross-sectional studie. Deltagare 21 deltagare med en medelålder på 58 (SD 18) år med ett snitt på 10 (SD 10) års användarperiod. Av de 21 deltagarna var 12 ortosbrukare och 9 protesbrukare. Metod Patienter ombads att fylla i två enkäter, en gällande patientnöjdhet med hjälpmedel och service (QUEST 2.0) och en rörande mobilitet. Resultat Patienternas betygsatte deras nöjdhet med hjälpmedlet med ett medelvärde på 4.0 (SD 0.8) och servicen med ett medelvärde på 4.2 (SD 1.0). 91% rapporterade att de hade förmågan att gå minst 100 meter med hjälpmedlet. De största rapporterade problemområden av patienterna var förmågan att gå på ojämn terräng (70%), förmågan att gå i uppoch nedförsbacke (57%) och att gå i trappor (57%). Slutsats Studien visar att deltagarna var ganska nöjda med deras hjälpmedel och servicen de fått på kliniken. Ingen statistisk signifikant skillnad gällande nöjdhet med hjälpmedel och service, eller mobilitet, kunde hittas mellan protesoch ortosbrukare.

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تاریخ انتشار 2016