A Longitudinal Study of Social Participation After Dysvascular Lower Extremity Amputation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined patterns of social participation among individuals experiencing their first dysvascular lower extremity amputation. We identified the types of social participation valued by this population and explored factors that were associated with individuals' levels of participation and their subjective satisfaction with participation.

Design

A prospective cohort was recruited from four Veterans Administration Medical Centers and followed for 1 yr after amputation. Social participation was measured with a modified version of the Community Integration Questionnaire. Potential correlates included the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Modified Social Support Survey, Locomotor Capability Index 5, Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire, and self-rated health

SUBMITTER: Roepke AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7520015 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature