2022 Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 30-37
It is to clarify the follow-up status and coordination status with other facilities after orthosis manufacture, and to examine the necessity for an orthosis notebook. A questionnaire was implemented targeting 36 facilities. The questions were: 1) Type of facility belonged to; 2) History of lower limb equipment prescriptions in the last 5 years; 3) State of follow-up after orthosis manufacture; 4) State of coordination with other facilities after orthosis manufacture; and 5) Possibility of reducing those inconvenienced by lack of equipment through utilization of an orthosis notebook. Moreover, only in regard to item 5) were multiple physical therapists at each facility requested to reply. The analysis targeted 15 facilities. Regarding the follow-up status after orthosis manufacture, insufficiencies in maintenance and inspection were 94%, and insufficiencies in contact information for use in case of orthosis failure were 87%. Insufficiencies in coordination with other facilities were 100%, and 83 people out of 95 (87.3%) responded that it would be possible to reduce those inconvenienced by lack of orthosis through utilization of an orthosis notebook. The probability that the introduction of an orthosis notebook is a necessary measure to reduce those inconvenienced by lack of orthosis is high.
