Development and measurement properties of prosthetics users´ survey

The need to measure and evaluate prosthetics practice has received growing recognition in the past several years. Reliable and valid self-report instruments are needed that can help facilities evaluate patient outcomes. Evidence of construct validity is provided by hierarchies of item difficulty that are consistent with clinical experience. A survey with 16 completed survey returned from hospital and rehabilitation centre. The instruments demonstrate adequate internal consistency of mean 4.0 for satisfaction with services, mean 3.81 for satisfaction with devices and 16.67% for defects or drawbacks of devices. Documenting mechanical stability of the prosthesis is inadequate when reporting follow-up studies and a questionnaires assessing patient satisfaction should be added to provide a better picture of the outcome and results.