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This lecture is a retrospective study of infants treated for deformational plagiocephaly with a cranial remolding orthosis (CRO). This study provides orthotists with quantitative data on the decreasing rates of CVA correction during CRO treatment that can aid in setting families’ expectations about the significant additional time investment that may be required to achieve continued correction when extending treatment beyond 12 weeks.
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2024 Thranhardt Lecture Series (AM2024-TL)
Keyword(s)
TL, #AM2024, Annual Meeting, Thranhardt,
Learning Objectives:
- Explain when the rate of CVA correction becomes insignificant
- Identify another study that showed somewhat similar results
- Articulate how this might affect conversations with families of CRO patients when making discharge decisions
- Predict Response options to each item of the PLUS-M 12-item short form for 4 patient cohorts
- Describe differences in predicted response based on the responses of the 4 patient cohorts
- Apply the PLUS-M maps towards setting patient goals and contextualizing changes in PLUS-M T-score
Credit Information
1.25 CEUs For Certified Orthotists, Prosthetists
Author(s)
Moderators: Kristin Carnahan, CPO, Sally Kenworthy, MPO, CPO
Description
Setting Expectations for Cranial Remolding Orthosis Treatment Based on Changing Rates of Cranial Vault Asymmetry
- Jennifer A. Richards, MA, CPO (Presenter)
- Claire Vallery, CO, Alyssa Petz, CO, Chelsea Richards, CO, Matheos Yosef, PhD, Chris Frank, MD, PhD, Shokoufeh Khalatbari, MS (Authors)
Response Probabilities of PLUS-M Scores for Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation
- Bretta L. Fylstra, PhD (Presenter)
- Sophia Saenz, Brian J. Hafner, PhD, Shane Wunderman, PhD, CP (Authors)
Improving mobility is a primary goal of rehabilitation after lower limb amputation. Increased mobility is associated with many aspects of well-being, including quality of life and satisfaction. The Prosthetic Limb Users Survey – Mobility (PLUS-M) is a self-report survey to measure prosthetic mobility. PLUS-M was developed using item response theory (IRT), similar to instruments from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). Previous research has expanded T-score interpretation for various PROMIS measures through response probabilities. This study aims to determine the response probabilities of PLUS-M using a similar approach. Results from this study will help clinicians and patients contextualize the meaning behind changes in PLUS-M T-scores and establish expectations for individual item responses relative to a given T-score.