Factors affecting activities of daily living, physical balance, and prosthesis adjustment in non-traumatic lower limb amputees
| Autor: | Mehmet Atay, Mustafa Yalın, Altuğ Duramaz, Evren Karaali, Furkan Çağlayan Aslantaş, Osman Çiloğlu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Activities of daily living business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation medicine.disease Comorbidity Prosthesis Amputation Berg Balance Scale Orthopedic surgery Physical therapy Etiology Medicine Original Article business Balance (ability) |
| Zdroj: | Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| ISSN: | 2587-1250 |
| Popis: | Objectives This study aims to identify the factors affecting the activities of daily living, balance, and prosthesis satisfaction in patients with non-traumatic lower limb amputation (LLA). Patients and methods This cross-sectional study included a total of 195 patients (120 males, 75 females; mean age 65.9±11.6 years; range, 40 to 90 years) who underwent LLA between January 2009 and April 2017. All patients were evaluated in terms of age, sex, amputation etiology, side, level, comorbidity, length of hospital stay, prosthesis adjustment, ambulation level, functional outcome, and complications. Prosthesis adjustment, physical balance ability, and daily living activities were assessed using the Turkish versions of the Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scales (TAPES), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Scale (NEADLS), respectively. Results There was no significant difference between male and female patients in terms of prosthesis and amputation adaptation, physical balance, and activities of daily living. The BBS, TAPES, and NEADLS scores were lower in the patients aged over 65 years (p |
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