Quality of Life Associated Factors in a North African Sample of Lower Limbs Amputees
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
;
: 321-327, 2019.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study factors associated to the quality of life in a North African sample of lower limbs amputees.METHODS:
We conducted a prospective study in the Department Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital of Monastit, Tunisia. A consecutive sample of patients with amputations of the lower limbs was included. The evaluated parameters were quality of life using the Short-Form quality-of-life questionnaire (SF-36), pain using a visual analog scale, function using, the perimeter of walking (PW), the Special Interest Group of the Amputee Medicine (SIGAM) and the Locomotion Capacities Index of the Prosthetic Profile of the Amputee (LCI), and psychological status thanks to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale. In the study, the patients were evaluated at the first consultation (T0) and again at 12 months (T1).RESULTS:
We included 85 patients (age, 59.3±16.7 years) with a sex ratio of 3. The patient quality of life was positively correlated to distal type of amputation, traumatic origin, better LCI (p≤0.001, r=0.349), SIGAM (p=0.046) and PW. A negative correlation was noted with age (p=0.012, r=−0.483) and higher psychological scores (p=0.002, r=−0.321).CONCLUSION:
In our sample of North African lower limbs amputees the age and the functional status were the most important predictors of the quality of life.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
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Prostheses and Implants
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Public Opinion
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Quality of Life
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Sex Ratio
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Tunisia
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Prospective Studies
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Walking
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Lower Extremity
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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