Abstract
Background: Amputee satisfaction with cosmesis and the importance they place on cosmesis design has not been published in the literature.
Objectives: Investigate the current satisfaction levels of amputees in the United Kingdom with their cosmesis and the importance placed on attributes of cosmesis design to inform future cosmesis redesign.
Methods: Questionnaires were administered to lower limb amputees in the United Kingdom. Satisfaction scores and the overall importance ranking of cosmesis features were calculated. Statistically significant relationships between two demographic, satisfaction, or importance variables were tested using Fisher’s Exact tests (one-tailed) at a significance level p=0.05.
Results: Between 49% and 64% of respondents reported neutral or dissatisfied opinions with the cosmesis features (greater than 50% for five of the nine features). The three most important features identified were shape matching the cosmesis to the sound limb, free prosthetic joint movement underneath the cosmesis and natural fit of clothing over the cosmesis.
Conclusions: The results indicate that current cosmesis satisfaction levels of amputees in the U.K. are below what the medical device industry and clinical community would desire. The most important cosmesis features identified by the sample can be used to direct future cosmesis design research.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Prosthetics and Orthotics International |
| Early online date | 10 Dec 2013 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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Keywords
- prosthetic design
- Amputation
- questionnaire
- cosmesis
- transfemoral
- transtibial
- lower limb
- satisfaction
- importance
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Satisfaction with cosmesis and priorities for cosmesis design reported by lower limb amputees in the United Kingdom : instrument development and results. / Cairns, Nicola; Murray, Kevin; Corney, Jonathan; McFadyen, Angus.
In: Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 2013.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Satisfaction with cosmesis and priorities for cosmesis design reported by lower limb amputees in the United Kingdom
T2 - Prosthetics and Orthotics International
AU - Cairns, Nicola
AU - Murray, Kevin
AU - Corney, Jonathan
AU - McFadyen, Angus
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Study Design: Cross sectional questionnaire study.Background: Amputee satisfaction with cosmesis and the importance they place on cosmesis design has not been published in the literature.Objectives: Investigate the current satisfaction levels of amputees in the United Kingdom with their cosmesis and the importance placed on attributes of cosmesis design to inform future cosmesis redesign.Methods: Questionnaires were administered to lower limb amputees in the United Kingdom. Satisfaction scores and the overall importance ranking of cosmesis features were calculated. Statistically significant relationships between two demographic, satisfaction, or importance variables were tested using Fisher’s Exact tests (one-tailed) at a significance level p=0.05. Results: Between 49% and 64% of respondents reported neutral or dissatisfied opinions with the cosmesis features (greater than 50% for five of the nine features). The three most important features identified were shape matching the cosmesis to the sound limb, free prosthetic joint movement underneath the cosmesis and natural fit of clothing over the cosmesis.Conclusions: The results indicate that current cosmesis satisfaction levels of amputees in the U.K. are below what the medical device industry and clinical community would desire. The most important cosmesis features identified by the sample can be used to direct future cosmesis design research.
AB - Study Design: Cross sectional questionnaire study.Background: Amputee satisfaction with cosmesis and the importance they place on cosmesis design has not been published in the literature.Objectives: Investigate the current satisfaction levels of amputees in the United Kingdom with their cosmesis and the importance placed on attributes of cosmesis design to inform future cosmesis redesign.Methods: Questionnaires were administered to lower limb amputees in the United Kingdom. Satisfaction scores and the overall importance ranking of cosmesis features were calculated. Statistically significant relationships between two demographic, satisfaction, or importance variables were tested using Fisher’s Exact tests (one-tailed) at a significance level p=0.05. Results: Between 49% and 64% of respondents reported neutral or dissatisfied opinions with the cosmesis features (greater than 50% for five of the nine features). The three most important features identified were shape matching the cosmesis to the sound limb, free prosthetic joint movement underneath the cosmesis and natural fit of clothing over the cosmesis.Conclusions: The results indicate that current cosmesis satisfaction levels of amputees in the U.K. are below what the medical device industry and clinical community would desire. The most important cosmesis features identified by the sample can be used to direct future cosmesis design research.
KW - prosthetic design
KW - Amputation
KW - questionnaire
KW - cosmesis
KW - transfemoral
KW - transtibial
KW - lower limb
KW - satisfaction
KW - importance
UR - http://poi.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/12/10/0309364613512149
U2 - 10.1177/0309364613512149
DO - 10.1177/0309364613512149
M3 - Article
JO - Prosthetics and Orthotics International
JF - Prosthetics and Orthotics International
SN - 0309-3646
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