Assistive products and childhood neurodisability: a retrospective study on factors associated with aids/orthoses prescription.

CONCLUSIONS: Several clinical characteristics correlate with specific equipment needs. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: The definition of the clinical characteristics with a potential predicting value, may facilitate the task of physician on choosing what is more appropriate to prescribe, as well as the authorizing office responsible for evaluating the appropriateness of prescriptions. Furthermore, it could be possible to foresee the care needs in terms of type and number of aids / orthoses and to guarantee every disabled child the possibility to take advantage of the same opportunities. PMID: 32406225 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Eur J Phys Rehabil Med Source Type: research