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Table 3 Profiles of interview participants

From: Experience of adults with upper-limb difference and their views on sensory feedback for prostheses: a mixed methods study

Pseudo name

Level

Cause

Gender

Prostheses use

Years of use

Type of prostheses

Ted

B

C

Male

I use my prosthesis at least once a week

6 to 10

BP, M

Paul

C

A

Male

I use my prosthesis at least once a week

>10

M

Ross

B

C

Male

I never used a prosthesis

  

Kelsey

B

C

Female

I used a prosthesis in the past

 

M

Georgie

B

C

Male

I used a prosthesis in the past

 

BP

Jerome

B

C

Male

I use my prosthesis daily

>10

 

Walter

C

A

Male

I never used a prosthesis

  

Tony

A

C

Male

I never used a prosthesis

  

Guy

B

C

Male

I used a prosthesis in the past

 

M

Cheryl

A

C

Female

I never used a prosthesis

  

Grace

B

C

Female

I used a prosthesis in the past

  

Margaret

B

A

Female

I use my prosthesis daily

<1

BP, M

Laura

C

C

Female

I use my prosthesis at least once a week

 

C

Kevin

B

C

Male

I use my prosthesis at least once a week

1 to 5

M

Jessica

B

C

Female

I use my prosthesis daily

1 to 5

M

  1. Refer to Fig. 1 for the definition of the different upper-limb difference levels. Causes: C: Congenital A: Acquired. Type of prostheses: BP: Body Powered, C: Cosmetic, M: Myoelectric