Table 3.
Secondary outcomes
Daily (ecological) | Measurements |
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Pedometer | Number of steps |
Patients-Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs) | |
- 2 PROMs about indirect assessment of the stump volume variation: | |
1.a “How many times have you removed your prosthesis during the day (not counting the evening’s removal) to add compensation sheaths? “ | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, >4, |
1.b “Did you have the fear at one (or more) moment(s) of the day, of losing your prosthesis, that it would come off by itself? “ |
VASa: 0 = not at all 10 = yes a lot |
- 2 PROMs on the limb-prosthesis fitting: | |
2.a “Do you feel in control of your prosthesis, as if the prosthesis is one with you?” |
VASa: 0 = not at all 10 = perfectly |
2.b “Do you feel pistoning movement of your prosthesis when walking (sensation of vertical movement of the prosthesis because of the stump when walking)?” |
VASa: 0 = not at all 10 = yes a lot |
- Wearing time of the prosthesis | In hours |
At each phase change visit twiceb | |
Functional walking parameters | |
- L-Test [20] | |
- 6-minute walk test [21] | |
Satisfaction and balance questionnaires | |
- Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with assistive Technology (QUEST)c [21, 22] | |
- Activities-specific Balance Confidence-Simplified (ABC-S) scale [23] |
aVAS Visual Analogue Scale
bBefore and after the prosthetist checks OR connects/disconnects the Unity system
cThe assessment tool was developed simultaneously in French and English. In French, the assessment is entitled ÉSAT for “Évaluation de la Satisfaction envers une Aide Technique”