Limb amputation.

Rybarczyk, Bruce; Behel, Jay M.; Szymanski, Lynda

doi:10.1037/15972-002

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“…There is contradictory evidence, however, that has found no significant differences by etiology in levels of depression (Rybarczyk et al, 1995;Rybarczyk et al, 1992;Singh, Hunter, & Philip, 2007), quality of life and adjustment to amputation (Rybarczyk et al, 1995;Unwin et al, 2009), psychiatric symptoms (Shukla, Sahu, Tripathi, & Gupta, 1982), sexual activity (Williamson & Walters, 1996), and likelihood of returning to work (Fisher, Hanspal, & Marks, 2003). In contrast to the Rybarczyk et al (2010) chapter, an earlier review by Horgan and MacLachlan (2004) highlighted findings from seven of the above studies that found no differences in psychosocial outcomes by etiology, and concluded that the existing evidence suggests that cause of amputation is not related to adjustment to limb loss. Two of the key studies that have found differences by etiology (Cavanagh et al, 2006;Darnall et al, 2005) were unavailable at the time that the Horgan and MacLachlan (2004) paper was published.…”

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To lump or to split? Comparing individuals with traumatic and nontraumatic limb loss in the first year after amputation.

Kratz

Williams

Turner

et al. 2010

Rehabilitation Psychology

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To lump or to split? Comparing individuals with traumatic and nontraumatic limb loss in the first year after amputation.

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Turner

et al. 2010

Rehabilitation Psychology

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“…Most participants in this study felt prepared for the amputation as they were pre-warned about this possibility. This notion is supported by Rybarczyk et al, 19 who stated that those who have amputation due to vascular disease may have time to prepare themselves. However, they still reported anxiety about the future which indicates a need for early counselling and support which has been recommended as being beneficial at 6 months post-amputation.…”

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An exploratory phenomenological study exploring the experiences of people with systemic disease who have undergone lower limb amputation and its impact on their psychological well-being

Washington

Williams

2016

Prosthetics &Amp; Orthotics International

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“…Social phobia is one of the major problems for the rehabilitation of amputated patients [3,[12][13][14][15] . Social phobia may often develop after amputation, and its severity may change over time.…”

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Depression, social phobia and quality of life after major lower limb amputation

Demirtaş¹

2020

Haydarpasa Numune Med J

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Introduction: In this study, we aimed to compare the social phobia, depression and quality of life in patients with major lower limb amputation to non-amputated. Methods: Patients who were underwent above or below the knee amputation in the past were evaluated retrospectively by examining the hospital records. All the participants were administered Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Short-Form 36 (SF-36). Results: The number of patients was 30 (21 males, nine females) in the amputated group and 30 (22 males, eight females) in the control group. The mean age was 41.8±14.09 years in the amputated group and 43.3±18.68 years in the control group. All LSAS and HADS scores were higher, and SF-36 scores were lower in the amputation group compared to the control group (p<0.05). The patients who were amputated more than five years ago had higher LSAS social fear scores, and lower HAD depression scores compared to patients less than five years (p=0.035, p=0.024, respectively). The employed patients had lower HAD depression and HAD total scores compared to unemployed patients (p=0.008, p=0,049, respectively). The patients amputated due to medical complications had higher scores in anxiety compared to the patients with traumatic amputation (p=0.005, p=0.016, respectively). Discussion and Conclusion: Social phobia, depression and poor quality of life are common problems in patients with major lower limb amputation. After five years, it should not be forgotten that social phobia will increase; depression will decrease along with its seriousness. Therefore, amputated patients should be psychiatrically counseled and treated. It is important to provide permanent employment opportunities to improve the quality of life.

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Limb amputation.

Cited by 4 publications

References 65 publications

To lump or to split? Comparing individuals with traumatic and nontraumatic limb loss in the first year after amputation.

To lump or to split? Comparing individuals with traumatic and nontraumatic limb loss in the first year after amputation.

An exploratory phenomenological study exploring the experiences of people with systemic disease who have undergone lower limb amputation and its impact on their psychological well-being

Depression, social phobia and quality of life after major lower limb amputation

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