Satisfaction of Veterans with Trans-Radial Amputations from Myoelectric Prosthesis and Prosthetic Services Referring to Kowsar Orthotics and Prosthetics Center in Tehran

Copyright© 2018, ASP Ins. This open-access article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License which permits Share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and Adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material) under the Attribution-NonCommercial terms. [1] Epidemiology of lower extremity injuries in veterans with ankle-foot neuromusculoskeletal ... [2] Literature review on needs of upper limb ... [3] Comparitive study of some mental ... [4] Evaluation of prosthetic usage in ... [5] Questionnaire for persons with a transfemoral amputation (Q-TFA): Initial validity and reliability of a new ... [6] Amputation stamp problems of lower ... [7] Upper limb amputee rehabilitation ... [8] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics. Current estimates from the National Health ... [9] Epidemiologic overview of individuals ... [10] Racial differences in the incidence ... [11] Fondamenti di medicina fisica ... [12] Atlas of amputations and limb ... [13] Orthopaedic complications in ... [14] Long-term follow-up of Iranian ... [15] Causes of amputations performed during a 9-year ... [16] Enhancing the functional envelope: A review ... [17] Prosthetic use in adult upper limb amputees ... [18] Factors related to successful upper extremity ... [19] Perceptions of cosmesis and function in adults ... [20] Upper-limb prosthetics: Critical factors in device ... [21] Predisposing factors related to prosthetic use ... [22] Upper limb amputees: A clinic ... [23] A survey of the satisfaction of upper limb amputees ... [24] Amputee rehabilitation: Critical factors ... [25] Development and measurement properties ... [26] Consumer satisfaction with public ... [27] Consumer satisfaction in prosthetics and orthotics ... [28] Orthotics and Prosthetics National Office Outcomes Tool (OPOT): Initial reliability ... [29] Clinical results of an investigation of paediatric upper limb myoelectric prosthesis ... [30] User satisfaction with orthotic and prosthetic ... [31] Physician conduct and other factors that ... [32] The Persian version of satisfaction assessment ... [33] Malawian prosthetic and orthotic users’ mobility ... [34] A survey on activities of daily ... [35] Upper limb prosthetic use in ... [36] Upper limb traumatic amputees: Review of prosthetic ... Aims The war leads to a lot of physical damage. The most common level of amputation is the upper limb, cutting off at the below elbow. The aim of this study was to investigate satisfaction of veterans with trans-radial amputations from myoelectric prosthesis and prosthetic services referring to Kowsar orthotics and prosthetics center in Tehran. Instruments & Methods This descriptive study was carried out among 59 veterans with trans-radial amputations referring to Kowsar orthotics and prosthetics center between 20012016, who received myoelectric prosthesis or prosthetic services. Orthotics Prosthetics Users Survey (OPUS) was used to assess the satisfaction of prosthesis and prosthetic services. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20 software with one way ANOVA and Pearson correlation. Findings Overall satisfaction was 66.66%, satisfaction with prosthesis was 44.48%, and satisfaction with services was 88.84%. The most satisfaction in the device section was related to the ease of wearing the prosthesis and the lowest, with the cost of purchasing and maintaining the prosthesis by the individual. In the service sector, the highest satisfaction was related to the politeness and respect of the staff and the lowest, related to the coordination of the clinic staff with the therapists and doctors. The age, side of the amputation and duration of use had no significant effect on overall satisfaction, satisfaction with the device and the services. Conclusion Overall satisfaction level, satisfaction of prosthesis and received services of veterans with trans-radial amputations referring Kowsar orthotics and prosthetics center in Tehran from myoelectric prosthesis is desirable. The age, side of the amputation and duration of use of the prosthesis have no effect on satisfaction with the prosthesis and received services. A B S T R A C T A R T I C L E I N F O