Factors Associated With Prolonged Length of Stay and Failed Lower Limb Prosthetic Fitting During Inpatient Rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify variables associated with rehabilitation length of stay (LOS) and prosthetic fitting success for people with lower limb amputation (LLA).

Design

Retrospective analysis of clinically collected cohort.

Setting

Canadian inpatient rehabilitation hospital.

Participants

Consecutive individuals with LLA (N=103) admitted for prosthetic fitting (mean age, 65.3±10.6y).

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Independent variables included the Lower Limb Amputee Measurement Scale (LLAMS), which is a 31-question tool to predict LOS with items in medical, cognitive, social, physical, activities of daily living, and other subsections; admission FIM; age; sex; level of amputation (below- or above-knee); and time from surgery to

SUBMITTER: Chislett M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7853323 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature