Upper limb defects, including both amputations and congenital deficits.
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Group 1 (10-12 persons): - Persons with upper limb defects who have been using a hand prosthesis for at least six months. Group 2 (10-12 persons): - Health care professionals (rehabilitation doctors, prosthetists and therapists) who have at least one year experience in working with hand prosthesis users. Group 3 (=>200 persons): - All persons with an upper limb defect at or proximal from the wrist in the Netherlands. Developmental team decision aid hand prostheses: - a software developer - patients from target population decision aid - health care professionals who are working with target population - researchers from this project
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Group 1: - Age < 18 years; - Level of upper limb defect distal from the wrist Group 2: - < 1 year of experience in working with persons with an upper limb defect Group 3: - Age < 18 years; - Level of upper limb defect distal from the wrist - Additional exclusion criteria for second round of questionnaires: not using a hand/arm prosthesis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cost-effectiviness of hand prostheses based on the multi-attributable preference response (MAPR) score for hand prosthetics and costs. With the obtained information an online choice aid for hand prostheses will be developed. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactNienke Kerver
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Outcome results
None listed