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EQUIPMENT PRESCRIPTION, USE & ABANDONMENT (THE DESIGN NEEDS…
EQUIPMENT PRESCRIPTION, USE & ABANDONMENT
THE DESIGN NEEDS DEVELOPMENT
Size
Comfort
Height
Unadjustable
Fit
Strength
Colour
Difficult to move
Ease of use
Safety
Offer a range to choose from
IMPROVE THE PRESCRIPTION PROCESS
GUIDANCE
Options to trial equipment first
More friendly support needed
Demonstrations needed
More advice
Long-term support required
Guidance from equipment company needed
Prescribers should seek comments and complaints
ASSESSMENTS
Lack of funding
Automatic reassessment
Not personalised
MEASUREMENT
Better measurements required
Measurements unnecessarily repeated
Improve waiting time
CONSTRAINTS OF THE HOME ENVIRONMENT
Lack of storage facilities
Equipment gets in the way
Equipment should be able to be used with other equipment
Differing needs of others co-habiting
PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS AND CHALLENGES
POSITIVE
Service users undertaking their own equipment research
Building strength up to overcome equipment abandonment
NEGATIVE
Self-conscious using equipment
Using equipment can induce stigma
Health deteriorations affect device use
Reducing activity time when equipment has been abandoned
Debt
Anxiety