Problems Encountered While Dressing and Undressing by Persons with Upper Amputated Limb

2004; Volume: 9; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/09718923.2004.11892436

ISSN

2456-6756

Autores

N. Pruthi, P.B. Seetharaman, Chanchal Seetharaman,

Tópico(s)

Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics

Resumo

Thirty respondents (29 men and one women) with upper amputated limbs were interviewed and observed to identify their problems while dressing and undressing. The problems encountered by them while dressing/undressing were: fastening/unfastening of placket and cuffs, tucking of shirt, sleeves of amputated side keep hanging if prosthesis not used, inconvenient to use front pocket of left side by right limb amputee, setting lower garments at waist, fastening of pants’ belt fly’s zipper, tying/untying of string and setting of dhoti. The problems encountered by women are fastening/unfastening of fasteners, setting of lower garments at waist, tying/untying of string and setting of saree.

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