Patient’s satisfaction with a lower limb prosthesis: a longitudinal study
| Autor: | Isaias Pimentel dos Santos, Alana das Mercês Silva, Graziella Santos Furtado, Rosarly Maria Marques de Menezes, Kionna Oliveira Bernardes dos Santos, Daniel Dominguez Ferraz |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, Vol 28, Iss 3, Pp 276-283 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2316-9117 1809-2950 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/1809-2950/20014728032021 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT This is a descriptive longitudinal study that aimed to verify prosthesis satisfaction of older adults with lower-limb amputation (LLA). In total, This study was composed of 34 older adults with LLA participated of this study. Participant’s satisfaction about the lower-limb prosthesis (LLP), the discomforts, and the embarrassment when use it were evaluated through an interview composed of five questions. The occurrence of falls and the independence in prosthesis management were also evaluated. All variables were collected at the last week of ambulatory rehabilitation discharge and after one and three months. A descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was performed. The level of significance was set at 5% (p |
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