Survey on prosthetists' decision-making based on amputee gait

Survey on prosthetists' decision-making based on amputee gait

Pratima Saravanan

5/3/2021

Thank you all for responding to this survey earlier. We are still looking
for participants to complete this survey. Your responses will be beneficial
towards the completion of my dissertation. If you could spare some time,
please consider taking this survey.


Have a nice day!


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>

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 (she/her)
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