Learning Objectives:
- Upon completion, participants will be understand the PROMIS-UE outcome measure.
- Upon completion, participants will know the difference in physical function related to upper extremity prosthetic care.
- Upon completion, participants will be able to define the value of outcomes in upper extremity prosthetic care.
- Upon completion, participant will be able to recognize the difference between convergent construct validity and known groups construct validity.
- Upon completion, participant will be able to understand how the OPRO-M instrument can be used to assess mobility of lower limb orthosis users.
- Upon completion, participant will be able to access the OPRO-M short forms and User Guide for use in research and patient care.
PROMIS-UE Physical Function Demonstrates Good Clinical Utility for Patients Following Upper-Limb Prosthesis Intervention
Phillip M. Stevens, MED, CPO
Patients with upper limb amputation had significant improvements in bi-manual physical function following receipt of their first prosthesis. The custom PROMIS-UE is clinically acceptable to capture patient progress following prosthesis intervention.
Initial Construct Validity of the Orthotic Patient-reported Outcomes – Mobility (OPRO-M) Item Bank for Assessing Mobility of Lower Limb Orthosis Users
Geoff Balkman, PhD, L/CPO
The Orthotic Patient-Reported Outcomes – Mobility (OPRO-M) item bank is a new assessment tool designed to measure aspects of mobility that are relevant to lower limb orthotic interventions. The goal of this study was to establish initial construct validity of OPRO-M by (1) examining correlations with scores from other survey instruments and (2) testing known groups hypotheses to determine whether OPRO-M can distinguish between orthosis users with different characteristics that affect mobility.