Relationship between using status and trouble occurrence of ankle-foot orthosis in community-based stroke patients

Abstract

To clarify the relationship between using status and trouble occurrence of ankle-foot orthosis in community-based stroke patients, a questionnaire was given to hemiplegic stroke patients who used an ankle-orthosis during hospitalization. One hundred twenty-five surveys were distributed, collected and analyzed. We asked participants to report: frequency of use per week of the orthosis, damage to the orthosis and system-specific problems related to the orthosis, as well as physical changes and hygiene changes of the patient. It was clarified that the stroke patients in the living period had issues/problems/difficulties in each item. The problem of continuous use in people with community-based stroke is that the troubles increase due to the increased use of the ankle-foot orthosis.