Quality of Life Associated Factors in a North African Sample of Lower Limbs Amputees
10.5535/arm.2019.43.3.321
- Author:
Houda MIGAOU
1
;
Amine KALAI
;
Yafa Haj HASSINE
;
Anis JELLAD
;
Soumaya BOUDOKHANE
;
Zohra Ben Salah FRIH
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital of Monastir and Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia. anisjellad@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Lower limb;
Amputation;
Quality of life;
Prosthesis;
Disability
- MeSH:
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
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2019;43(3):321-327
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
