An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the embodiment of artificial limbs

Murray, Craig

doi:10.1080/09638280410001696764

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“…This is consistent with literature indicating higher levels of depression among individuals with limb loss who do not use prostheses [19]. While prosthesis use is associated with improved mental and physical health [19], underlying physical and mental health may also influence an individual's ability to use a prosthesis and persist through the period of adaptation to a prosthesis [20]. Whether or not the improvement in mental health associated with prosthesis use occurs through different mechanisms in men and women is still poorly understood.…”

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confidence: 81%

Major traumatic limb loss among women veterans and servicemembers

Katon¹,

Reiber

2013

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Abstract-The number of women veterans is rapidly growing, and little is known regarding the health and healthcare needs of women veterans with traumatic limb loss. The objective of this study was to summarize physical and mental health conditions and rates of prosthetic prescriptions among women servicemembers and veterans with major traumatic limb loss. Researchers and clinicians who administered the Survey for Prosthetic Use contacted and enrolled 283 servicemembers and veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom with major traumatic limb loss. Participants provided information on health status; comorbidities; other combat injuries; and prosthetic device use, rejection, and replacement. Of the 283 veterans, 9 (3%) were women. Compared with men, women reported more than a threefold higher prevalence of migraine (67% vs 20%, p = 0.001). Compared with men, women received 0.42 more prostheses per year, rejected 0.11 more prostheses per year, but replaced 0.18 fewer prostheses per year. With the exception of migraine headaches, men and women servicemembers and veterans with major traumatic limb loss report similarly high prevalence of physical and mental health conditions. Women report higher rates of prosthesis receipt and rejection and lower rates of prosthesis replacement than men. These findings highlight some potential issues specific to women veterans that may require additional clinical attention.

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confidence: 81%

Major traumatic limb loss among women veterans and servicemembers

Katon¹,

Reiber

2013

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“…Hence, to be able to localize bodily sensations in E shows that E is taken into account by the representation of the body space and that E is embodied. And indeed this has been found with tools (e.g., Yamamoto, Moizumi, & Kitazawa, 2005), rubber hands (e.g., Botvinick & Cohen, 1998;Durgin, Evans, Dunphy, Klostermann, & Simmons, 2007), virtual hands (Ramachandran & Rogers-Ramachandran, 1996), and prostheses (Murray, 2004). As reported by an amputee, ''I can actually 'feel' some things that come into contact with the prosthesis, without having to see them" (in Murray, 2004, p. 970).…”

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confidence: 91%

Embodiment, ownership and disownership

Vignemont

2011

Consciousness and Cognition

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“…Moreover, as functionally useful and cosmetically acceptable, the myoelectric hand seemed to have become part of the user. Thus, embodiment was found to occur [43]; i.e., the prosthesis was viewed not merely as a functional tool but also as an essential part of the Self. The human-like features of the M the further expanded this embodied form.…”

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Impact of Michelangelo prosthetic hand: Findings from a crossover longitudinal study

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Abstract-This work explores the functional and psychosocial impact of the multigrip Michelangelo (M) prosthetic hand. Transradial myoelectric prosthesis users (6 men, median age: 47 y) participated in a crossover longitudinal study. A multifactorial assessment protocol was applied before the application of M and after 3 mo (functional assessment) and 6 mo (psychosocial assessment) of home use. Functional assessment included both practical tests (i.e., Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure [SHAP], Box and Blocks Test [BBT], and Minnesota Manual Dexterity Test [MMDT]) and self-report functional scales. Psychosocial assessment consisted of a clinical interview and a battery of self-report questionnaires concerning current anxious-depressive symptoms and healthrelated quality of life, body image concerns, adjustment and satisfaction with prosthesis, social support, coping style, and personality. Increased manual dexterity was observed after 3 mo based on improvements in the SHAP, BBT, and MMDT. Two important themes emerged from the clinical interviews at the 6 mo follow-up: (1) the enhanced functionality and (2) the "like a real hand" aspect of the M, which further increased prosthesis integration to the Self. A few patients expressed concerns about M dimension, noise, and weight. The M appeared to restore hand function and natural appearance. The present findings provide preliminary evidence, and additional studies are needed.

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An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the embodiment of artificial limbs

Cited by 201 publications

References 20 publications

Major traumatic limb loss among women veterans and servicemembers

Major traumatic limb loss among women veterans and servicemembers

Embodiment, ownership and disownership

Impact of Michelangelo prosthetic hand: Findings from a crossover longitudinal study

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