A survey of personal aids supplied by post to arthritics.

Abstract

A postal survey was mounted to investigate the use of the British Rheumatism and Arthritis Association's (B.R.A.A.) postal aids service. Of the 288 persons who ordered aids between B.R.A.A. and 446 from other sources. Many simple aids were valuable and well used; several had faults, which in many cases could easily have been rectified if the manufacturers been aware of them. Respondents appreciated the speedy provision of aids but many had problems which would have been better solved by attendance at an Aids Centre or Occupational Therapy Department. A quarter of the subjects were unaware that departments of social services provided aids.