Women with limb loss: rationale, design and protocol for a national, exploratory needs assessment to evaluate the unique physical and psychosocial needs of women with limb loss.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is a growing population of women with limb loss, yet limited research is available to provide evidentiary support for clinical decision-making in this demographic. As such, there is a critical gap in knowledge of evidence-based healthcare practices aimed to maximise the physical and psychosocial needs of women with limb loss. The objective of this study is to develop a comprehensive, survey-based needs assessment to determine the unique impact of limb loss on women, including physical and psychosocial needs.

Methods and analysis

A bank of existing limb loss-specific and non-limb loss-specific surveys were arranged around domains of general health, quality of life, prosthetic use and needs, psychosocial health and behaviours and body image. These surveys we

SUBMITTER: Disla R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10496675 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature