Cycling in people with a lower limb amputation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate cycling participation and identify barriers and facilitators related to cycling participation in people with a lower limb amputation (LLA) in the Netherlands.

Methods

A questionnaire was sent to adults with a LLA between March and August 2019 to obtain information regarding prosthesis, individual's characteristics, amputation, cycling barriers and facilitators, and prosthetic satisfaction. The questionnaires were distributed via 8 orthopedic workshops, post and were given directly. To find cycling predictors, variables associated with cycling (p < 0.1) were entered into a logistic regression analysis. Non-significant variables were removed manually.

Results

Participants (n = 207, 71% males) had a mean age of 62.0 ± 13.0 years. The most frequent

SUBMITTER: Poonsiri J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8272388 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature