A survey on the current status of orthotic follow-up for the users of ankle-foot orthotics in their daily lives and the attitudes of nonusers of home-visit and outpatient rehabilitation services

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  • 生活期の短下肢装具ユーザーに関する装具フォローアップの実態調査　～訪問・通所リハビリテーションサービスの非利用者に関する意識調査を含めて～

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<p>Recent studies have highlighted the inadequacy of the follow-up system for the users of ankle-foot orthotics in their daily lives. However, the current status of orthotic follow-up and attitudes of orthotic users remain obscure. Therefore, the present study investigated the 1) percentage of ankle-foot orthotic users requiring long-term care who receive at-home care services, 2) current status of orthotic follow-up, and 3) attitudes of the nonusers of rehabilitation services. The results revealed that the percentage of ankle-foot orthotic users requiring long-term care who receive at-home care services was only 2.8％. Therapists in the long-term care insurance field were actively involved in orthotic follow-up for the at-home orthotic users. Among these users, 9％ did not avail the rehabilitation services. Although nonusers were aware of the need for orthotic devices, they believed that regular orthotic maintenance was unnecessary. Therefore, this survey corroborates the benefits of followup rehabilitation services such as home-visit and outpatient rehabilitation, availed by the lower-limb orthotic users in their daily lives.</p>

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