Survey on prosthetists' decision-making based on amputee gait

Survey on prosthetists' decision-making based on amputee gait

Pratima Saravanan

3/30/2021

Dear all,



My name is Pratima Saravanan, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department
of Industrial Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. My advisor
(Dr. Jessica Menold) and I are interested in studying the influence of
amputees’ gait analysis on the decision-making processes of prosthetists
during lower-limb prosthetic prescription. *Information and results
obtained from this study will help gain insight into effective
prescription processes and develop a portable gait analysis system.*


To achieve this goal, we have built an interactive survey for prosthetists
to understand how decision-making strategies may vary across quantitative
and observational gait analyses. *You are receiving this email as you are a
practicing clinician or health care provider in 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 20-30 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,


Sincerely,

Pratima Saravanan

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Pratima Saravanan
Ph.D. Candidate
Graduate Researcher at THRED Group
Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing
Engineering
240 Leonhard Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802