Comfort and function remain key factors in upper limb prosthetic abandonment: findings of a scoping review.

In agreement with the previous literature, lack of comfort and function remain persistent reasons for upper limb prosthesis abandonment. Up-to-date research on reasons for abandonment of upper limb prosthetic devices is lacking, and recent prosthesis advancements have not been included in studies of device use, adoption and abandonment. Therefore, future work should explore reasons for abandonment in contemporary upper limb prosthetic devices. By understanding the reasons for prosthetic device abandonment, clinicians, therapists and researchers can use this information to proactively mitigate future upper limb prosthetic device abandonment. Findings from this review can be used to guide future prosthetic device development to improve these areas of concern and satisfy user needs.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONBy understanding the reasons for prosthetic device abandonment, clinicians, therapists and researchers can use this information to proactively mitigate future upper limb prosthetic device abandonment.The findings from this review can be used to guide future prosthetic device development to improve areas of concern and satisfy user needs.