Table 1. Characteristics of participants (n = 77).
| Characteristics | Children | Early Adolescents | Late Adolescents | Parents |
| No.(%) or Minimum-Maximum | No.(%) or Minimum-Maximum | No.(%) or Minimum-Maximum | No.(%) or Minimum-Maximum | |
| Participants (approached, recruited, participated) | 25, 17, 17 | 25, 15, 13 | 25, 13, 12 | 25, 19, 16 |
| Distributiona | 3, 3, 4, 4, 3 | 2, 3, 3, 5, 0 | 2, 3, 4, 3, 0 | 3, 3, 4, 6, 3 |
| Gender (Male/Female) | 9/8 (53/47) | 3/10 (23/77) | 4/8 (33/67) | 10/6 (62.5/37.5)b |
| Age | 8–12 | 13–16 | 17–20 | 12b |
| Age of fitting first prosthesis | 9 mos.-8 y/o | 6 mos.-8 y/o | 6 mos.-9 y/o | 6 mos.-6 y/o |
| User status | ||||
| Wearer | 2 (12) | 6 (46) | 5 (42) | 1 (6)b |
| Wearing frequency of current prosthesis (hours per day) | 7.5, 4c | 1–14 | 1.5–12 | 12c |
| Non-wearer | 15 (88) | 7 (54) | 7 (58) | 15 (94)b |
| Never wore prosthesis | 7 (41) | – | – | 5 (31)b |
| Type of current prosthesis | 2 (12) | 6 (46) | 5 (42) | 1 (6)b |
| Without grip function | – | 1 (8) | 2 (17) | – |
| With grip function | 2 (12) | 6 (46) | 5 (42) | 1 (6)b |
| Body powered | – | 2 (15) | – | 1 (6)b |
| Myoelectric | 2 (12) | 3 (23) | 3 (25) | – |
| Type of prosthesis at first fitting | 10 (59) | 13 (100) | 12 (100) | 11 (69)b |
| Without grip function | 5 (29) | 12 (92) | 9 (75) | 6 (38)b |
| With grip function | ||||
| Body powered | 1 (6) | – | 1 (8) | 3 (19)b |
| Myoelectric | 4 (24) | – | 1 (8) | 2 (13)b |
| Unknown | – | 1 (8) | 1 (8) | – |
Notations: mos. = months, y/o = years old.
a
Number of participants distributed per participating rehabilitation center; the last number represents the number of participants recruited through other centers/organizations.
b
Characteristics of children of participating parents.
c
The values represent the actual number of hours per day (two wearers in children group and one wearer in parents’ group).