The impact of a customised aesthetic prosthetic leg cover on social interaction cues and attitudes in the general UK population: two experimental studies.

Phelps, Ceri and Hutchings, Paul B. and Stokes, Tim and Cooke, Zoe and Williams, Mark and Jenkins, Sean (2024) The impact of a customised aesthetic prosthetic leg cover on social interaction cues and attitudes in the general UK population: two experimental studies. Prosthetics and Orthotics International. ISSN 1746-1553

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The study engaged two novel experimental methodologies to explore the impact of an aesthetic prosthetic leg cover on attitudes towards individuals with lower limb amputation and associated social interaction cues amongst the general UK population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In Study One participants (n=188) viewed one of three images of an individual: (1) wearing a traditional stem prosthetic, (2) wearing an aesthetic leg cover, or (3) as a non-amputee. They then completed an attitude scale and rated the personality of the individual using the BFI-10. Study Two (n=31) used eye tracking and facial expression software to explore gaze and facial arousal when viewing one of nine manipulated videos of the same individual talking about three different scenarios. RESULTS: In study one the aesthetic leg cover led to significantly higher ratings of agreeableness than stem and non-amputee images, and significantly higher ratings of extraversion than the non-amputee image. Attitudes towards an individual with a prosthesis did not significantly differ depending on which image they viewed and were generally positive. In study two, all participants focused mainly on the individual’s face regardless of scenario topic or leg condition, although participants focused more around the leg cover in more active contexts. CONCLUSIONS: Customised aesthetic leg covers may help individuals living with amputation to be perceived more positively in social situations. These experimental methodologies could be extended to explore the differential impact of context, functionality and activity of specific types of customised aesthetic prosthetics and could help inform shared decision-making processes in clinical settings

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	"This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Prosthetics and Orthotics International"
Uncontrolled Keywords:	prosthetics; amputation; attitudes; psychosocial;
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Institutes and Academies > Institute of Education and Humanities > Academic Discipline: Psychology and Counselling
Depositing User:	Ceri Phelps
Date Deposited:	31 Jul 2024 15:41
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2024 15:26
URI:	https://repository.uwtsd.ac.uk/id/eprint/3077

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