Table 2.

The 5 selected aspects with corresponding questions and answer categories that were included in the patient decision aid about terminal devices for people with upper limb absence.

Prosthesis related aspect	Question	Answer categories
Appearance of prosthesis	How should your prosthesis look like?	Skin-colored hand Hand with robot-like appearance Hook Prosthesis with accessory I do not know
Wearing time of prosthesis	When do you intend to wear your prosthesis?	Main part of the day Only for specific activities: … Only outdoors I do not know
Activities	What kind of activities do you intend to perform with your prosthesis?	Heavy physical activities Activities in which the prosthesis gets dirty or wet Activities that require fine motor skills Computer work/pressing buttons Sports Other activities: …
Prosthesis control	Which control strategy do you prefer?	Body-powered Myoelectric None, a prosthesis without active grip function I do not know
Time and effort	How much effort/time can you spend on training and maintaining the prosthesis?	VAS, from 0 (little) to 5 (much)

Abbreviation: VAS, visual analog scale.