The perceived functional benefit of dynamic arm supports in daily life
| Autor: | Loek A. van der Heide, Luc P. de Witte |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Occupational therapy
Adult Male 030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty Activities of daily living Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Affect (psychology) Task (project management) Upper Extremity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Health care Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans Self-Help Devices Aged Netherlands Rehabilitation business.industry Middle Aged Orthotic device Cross-Sectional Studies Arm Female 0305 other medical science Psychology business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 53(6) |
| ISSN: | 1938-1352 |
| Popis: | Dynamic arm supports are provided to assist with activities of daily living (ADLs) in people with limited upper-limb function. However, the perceived functional benefit of these devices in daily life is unknown. Insight into the functional benefit may give direction to the development of new devices and may affect the factors that patients and their health care providers consider during the selection process of a device. A cross-sectional study involving 23 Dutch experienced dynamic arm support users was performed in the Netherlands. The study included a questionnaire, an interview, and an observation of ADL task performance in the domestic setting. Twenty participants completed this study. Five users had a large perceived functional benefit, nine a moderate benefit, and five no benefit (one was unable to indicate the benefit). People with limited functional abilities benefited most. Participants varied in the amount of device use, activities the device is used for, and reasons for using (or not using) the device. On an individual level, selection using a selection tool and a good evaluation of the prescription could improve user-device matches. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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