Prevalence of unmet needs for spasticity management in care home residents in the East Midlands, United Kingdom: a cross-sectional observational study.

Objective: To establish the prevalence of unmet need for spasticity management in care home residents in two counties of the United Kingdom.

Design: Cross-sectional observational study with a six-month follow-up arm for participants with identified unmet needs.

Setting: 22 care homes in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

Use of powered mobile arm supports by people with neuromuscular conditions.

This study used a mixed-methods approach with questionnaires and semistructured interviews to explore the views and experiences of people with neuromuscular conditions who use powered mobile arm supports (PMASs). All 170 users of PMASs who had neuromuscular conditions and lived within 200 mi of the study center were contacted by post. Of the 22 who expressed an interest, 13, aged 13 to 69 yr, took part.