Re: Research on decision-making in prosthetic prescription

Re: Research on decision-making in prosthetic prescription

Pratima Saravanan

6/22/2020

Dear all,


My name is Pratima Saravanan, and I am a doctoral candidate in the
Department of Industrial Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. My
advisor (Dr. Jessica Menold) and I are interested in studying the
decision-making strategies of amputee care providers in an effort to
optimize the prescription process in developing countries. Information and
results obtained from this study will be used to gain insight into
effective prescription processes.

As a first step, we have built an interactive survey for practicing
clinicians and healthcare providers to understand how decision-making
strategies may vary across two case studies. *You are receiving this email
as you are a practicing clinician or health care provider in the field of
prosthetics and orthotics, and your participation in this study would
greatly advance the research*. If you are willing to participate you will
be asked to review two case studies and answer a series of follow-up
questions. We anticipate participation will take between 15-20 minutes.
Participation in this survey is voluntary and you may stop participation at
any time. All information will remain anonymous and confidential.

*Please click on the following link to begin the survey: *
* <URL Redacted>
< <URL Redacted> >

This study is being conducted under the approval of the Institutional
Review Board, and appropriate documents can be provided upon request. If
you have any questions, please contact <Email Address Redacted>


Thank you for your time,


Regards,
Pratima Saravanan


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Pratima Saravanan
Ph.D. Candidate
Vice President, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Penn State Chapter
Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing
Engineering
240 Leonhard Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802