Rehabilitation professionals' perspectives of factors influencing return to occupation for people with lower limb amputation in East, South, and Southeast Asian developing countries: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify barriers and enablers for return to occupation (RTO) for people with lower limb amputation (LLA) in East, South, and Southeast Asian developing countries from the perspective of rehabilitation professionals.

Methods

A convenience sample of rehabilitation professionals working in Asian developing countries participated in online in-depth interviews between September 2021 and February 2022. Interview transcripts were analyzed and thematically coded to the modified Health Care Delivery System Approach (HCDSA) framework. COREQ guidelines were followed.

Results

Twenty-eight interviewees from 13 countries shared their experiences of factors related to RTO for people with LLA. Identified factors described barriers and facilitators for RTO at all four HC

SUBMITTER: Sayeed MSI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10018026 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature