Table 2 Patient satisfaction questionnaire
Item | Assessment contents and grading standard | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Excellent-3 | Good-2 | Acceptable-1 | Poor-0 | |
Patient comfort | Very comfortable | Occasional irritation | Medium irritation | Bad experience wearing cast |
Patient compliance | Strong willingness to try new cast | Minor doubt | Dubious but complied | Accepted reluctantly |
Patient preference between 3D–printed cast and conventional plaster cast | Opted for 3D–printed cast without hesitation | Preferred a 3D–printed cast to a plaster cast | Either cast is acceptable | Insisted on using conventional cast |
Cast odour and smell | None | Slight cast odour | Smelly cast after heavy sweating | Stinky cast |
Skin itchiness | No itch | Rarely itchy | Frequent itch but tolerable | Severely itchy |