Ann Rehabil Med.  2019 Jun;43(3):321-327. 10.5535/arm.2019.43.3.321.

Quality of Life Associated Factors in a North African Sample of Lower Limbs Amputees

• Migaou H
• Kalai A
• Hassine YH
• Jellad A
• Boudokhane S
• Frih ZB

• KMID: 2453922
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5535/arm.2019.43.3.321

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.

Keyword

Lower limb; Amputation; Quality of life; Prosthesis; Disability

MeSH Terms

Amputation
Amputation, Traumatic
Amputees*
Anxiety
Depression
Humans
Locomotion
Lower Extremity*
Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Prospective Studies
Prostheses and Implants
Public Opinion
Quality of Life*
Sex Ratio
Tunisia
Visual Analog Scale
Walking

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