how health financing practices can be harnessed to promote the delivery of rehabilitation services is limited. This document is the first WHO resource on health financing for rehabilitation. It considers current practices for financing rehabilitation services, frames
major challenges and opportunities, and offers guidance to decision-makers engaged in strengthening…
A Novel Globally Applicable Research Toolkit for Children with Lower Limb Loss - Prosthetic User Needs, Quality of Life, Pain and Physical Function
This toolkit was formed through an extensive evidence based process which is detailed in the protocol publication: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0310848
The toolkit covers four domains of childhood lower limb absence incorporating validated and novel tools to assess prosthetic design user needs, quality of life, pain, and physical function. It engages children, parents/guardians, and prosthetists providing interview guides for all 3. It can be used for research purposes or the short validated outcome measures may be appropriate for clinical application in longitudinal outcome tracking.
The tools are available in both English and Khmer for all ages 5-18years covering all major lower limb amputation levels.
The toolkit covers four domains of childhood lower limb absence incorporating validated and novel tools to assess prosthetic design user needs, quality of life, pain, and physical function. It engages children, parents/guardians, and prosthetists providing interview guides for all 3. It can be used for research purposes or the short validated outcome measures may be appropriate for clinical application in longitudinal outcome tracking.
The tools are available in both English and Khmer for all ages 5-18years covering all major lower limb amputation levels.
Details
Publisher Name:
Zenodo
Publisher Website:
https://zenodo.org/records/12806793
Publication Year:
2025
Languages:
English, Khmer
AT Category Focus:
Communication
Country or Region:
Global
Categories:
Toolkit
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