Correlation of ambulation potential with quality of life in lower limb amputees

Agrawal, Mahima; Kalra, AS; Joshi, Mrinal

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20174840

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“…According to the type of amputation the present study results revealed that 37% had a below knee leg amputation. This is consistent with the study conducted by (Agrawal et al, 2017) in which they founded that total individuals with below knee amputation were 340(70.69%) followed by above knee amputation 127(26.40%) and trans knee amputation 14 (2.91%). This is explained by the fact that it is a general opinion all over the world amongst surgeons to save as much limb as possible to allow maximum mobility for greater independence.…”

Section: Types Of Amputationsupporting

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Motor Capabilities of Lower Limb Amputated Patients and Its Relation to Body Image and Depression

2019

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Background: Lower limb amputation is a great event in the life of individual's which having an counteractive effect on overall physical, psychological and social functioning of an individual so the study aim is to measure relation of motor capabilities of lower limb amputated patients on body image and depression level. Methods: Design: The descriptive correctional research design was utilized to achieve the aim of the study. Sample: A convenient sample of sixty four participant consisted of male and female adult amputee patients. Setting: This study was conducted in Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department at Minia University Hospital. Tools of data collection: Three scales and one tool were utilized; Bio socio-demographic characteristic and structured interview, Locomotor Capabilities Index, Amputee Body Image Scale and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scale. Results: 73.5% of the amputated patients have low locomotor capabilities while 93.7% of the study sample has a low body image and 31.2% of the study sample suffers from moderate depression after 6 month from amputation and high positive significant correlation between locomotor capabilities and body image, while that there was a high negative significant correlation between locomotor capabilities and depression level among the imputed patients. Conclusions: The recent amputee patients that are have lower limb prosthesis suffer from low locomotor capabilities and theses have negative impact on their body image and depression level. Recommendation: A well planned structured rehabilitation program should be done to the specific needs of people with limb amputation in order to be able to find out its impact on their functional abilities, body image and depression level.

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Section: Types Of Amputationsupporting

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Motor Capabilities of Lower Limb Amputated Patients and Its Relation to Body Image and Depression

2019

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“…Numerous studies place trauma as a leading cause of lower limb amputation [ 26 , 27 ] second only to complicated diabetes [ 28 ]. In addition to literature shows that the trauma (65.49%) followed by infection (25.16%) as the most common indication of amputation [ 29 ] and the lower extremity injuries contribute to over half of all war injuries, resulting in permanent disability [ 30 ]. The results of our study can be explained by the fact that the majority of the individuals, were soldiers injured in combat.…”

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Quality of life among Syrian patients with war-related lower limb amputation at the Military Hospital in Lattakia

Nizamli

2020

International Journal of Nursing Sciences

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Purpose To describe the quality of life(QOL) of Syrian people with lower limb amputation after the war. Methods A cross-sectional study conducted at the Military Hospital in Lattakia, from May to August 2019. A convenience sample of 65 adult males who had previously undergone amputation of a lower limb was included in this study. Participants’ data were collected including age, marital status, employment, time since amputation, level of amputation, type of amputation and the use of assistive devices. The QOL was measured using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version (WHO QOL-BREF). Data analysis was done by using SPSS version 20. Results Forty (61.5%) of subjects were between age of 40–60. Below knee and unilateral lower-limb amputees formed the highest number 52 (80.0%) and 51 (78.5%) respectively. The mean scores of environment, physical health, psychological, and social relationships domains of QOL were 15.86, 15.18, 14.66, and 6.64, respectively. There were statistically significant differences in various domains of QOL between groups with different status of employment, financial support, amputated lower limb, duration since amputation, and cause of amputation ( P < 0.05). Conclusion There is a need to pay attention to experiences and the quality of life among Syrian patients with war-related amputation.

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“…Medical co-morbidities, the amount of amputation, cognitively, age, which was before level of function, social protection, environmental circumstances, and economic ability are only a few of the linked factors that impact functional outcome after amputation. Individual psychological and cognitive well-being, social support, financial position, and a variety of prosthesis-related variables all impact on rehabilitation outcomes (Agrawal et al, 2017).…”

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An Exploration of Socio-Economic Problems Faced By Prosthetic Limb Amputees in Multan, Pakistan

Ali¹,

Afzal²

2022

PJMHS

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Amputation is a surgical operation in which a portion of the body is removed such as an arm, foot, leg, hand or finger. Amputation can be performed on any portion of the body, from a tiny area to a big area. Two types of prosthesis limb are used after amputation upper limb prostheses and lower limb prostheses. After amputation, most people use prostheses to carry out their daily activities. This research explains how people use prostheses after amputation and what difficulties people have to go through after using the prostheses. Social, economic and psychological aspects also discussed in this research. The objective of this research is to explore the problems and challenges in income climate and personal characteristics. To find out the health care with prosthetic technology, rehabilitation and satisfaction with prostheses and to investigate the established need and resources for prosthesis limb usage also focused in this research. The universe for the following study was all the prosthetic limb amputees in Multan District. All the prosthetic limb amputees were the population of the study. 15 cases were selected to investigate the study. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used. To measure the socio economic problems faced by prosthetic limb amputees, researcher used the interview guide. As a result questions were asked from the respondents during face to face meeting. In all cases, most of the amputations are due to accidents, diabetes, gunshot and amputation of any part of the body in machinery while working in factories. Most people have lower limb amputation including above or below knee amputation. In mostly cases people of lower limb amputations have severe disability. People with amputation have to go through a lot of troubles and sufferings after having their limbs amputated and having their prostheses implanted. The lives of such people are going through troubles and physical pain. Due to which such people are suffering from a lot of mental stress. The government should provide free prostheses to these disabled people and also help them so that they can meet their needs.

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Correlation of ambulation potential with quality of life in lower limb amputees

Cited by 11 publications

References 18 publications

Motor Capabilities of Lower Limb Amputated Patients and Its Relation to Body Image and Depression

Motor Capabilities of Lower Limb Amputated Patients and Its Relation to Body Image and Depression

Quality of life among Syrian patients with war-related lower limb amputation at the Military Hospital in Lattakia

An Exploration of Socio-Economic Problems Faced By Prosthetic Limb Amputees in Multan, Pakistan

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