“ANALYSIS OF THE BRAZILIAN VERSION OF THE PROSTHESIS SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE (SAT-PRO/BR): A REVISIONAL AND VALIDATION STUDY. ”
amputees, prostheses, validation, reliability, SAT-PRO.
Lower limb amputation represents a major challenge for public health policies in several countries around the world, in Brazil about 25,000 people undergo limb amputation every year. After an amputation procedure and a period of rehabilitation, patient satisfaction with their prosthesis is critical to increasing mobility, frequency of use and decreasing rejection. Thus, in order to create an instrument that assesses satisfaction with the prosthesis, the Satisfaction Questionnaire of the Amputee with their Prosthesis (SAT-PRO) was developed to specifically assess the satisfaction with the prosthesis in the elderly population and through the variables of psychometric properties, to assess their reliability and validity. Based on this premise, two studies were prepared. The first study will aim to systematically review the psychometric capabilities that assess satisfaction with the prosthesis. Eligibility criteria will be: uni and bilateral amputation, both sexes, age over 18 years and using the prosthesis. Original, observational and experimental studies were included. The following databases will be used for the search strategies: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus (Elsevier) and PsycINFO. The selection of studies and data extraction will take place through the reviewers who independently evaluated the articles. The second article, of an empirical, methodological nature, in a transversal approach and will aim to analyze the psychometric properties of the SAT-PRO/Br. The study sample will be composed of elderly people over 60 years old, with unilateral transtibial or transfemoral amputation, who will be selected through specialized institutions to support people with disabilities. To describe the sample, the demographic data sheet will be used, in addition to the SAT-PRO/Br and the Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scales - Revised (TAPES-R). Thus, for the application of the questionnaire and the test-retest, it will be carried out through the face-to-face format or by phone call.