The Psychosocial Impact of Lower Limb Amputation on Patients and Caregivers.
burden
depression
lower limb amputation
prosthesis
quality of life
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2022
Nov 2022
Historique:
accepted:
08
11
2022
entrez:
12
12
2022
pubmed:
13
12
2022
medline:
13
12
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Introduction The impact of amputation on patients' social and psychological well-being has been demonstrated. However, the experiences and requirements of amputees during the adjustment phase vary between amputees. Methods This study aimed to assess how amputation affects psychosocial life and the quality of life (QOL) in the amputees, the psychosocial processes involved in adjusting to amputation and a prosthesis, and the burden of amputees on caregivers in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was placed from November 2021 to February 2022, and it included all amputees and caregivers available at the time of the study. Result A total of 239 amputees and 219 caregivers were included in the study. The average level of the physical component score (PCS) was 63.5% ± 14.6% and 57.3% ± 12.9% for the mental component score (MCS). There is a significant positive correlation between psychological adjustment total and satisfaction with prosthesis with PCS and MCS dimension of QOL. Considering the QOL, PCS mean score was significantly higher among prosthetics users than among non-users (68.2 ± 15.5 vs. 59.9 ± 12.8, respectively; P=.001). Also, the MCS score was significantly higher among prosthetics users than among non-users (59.5 ± 12.4 vs. 55.5 ± 13.0, respectively; P=.001). A total of 15.1% of caregivers experienced a high burden, while 23.3% had a mild to moderate burden, but 61.6% had no or little burden. Conclusion Our finding shows there are correlations between psychological adjustment total and satisfaction with prosthesis with PCS and MCS dimension of QOL. The findings emphasize the importance of psychological and social support to be considered in caregivers' health assessments. Also, the physical health of the caregivers should be fundamental in their lives as it minifies the caregiver burden. Further studies should be considered with a larger sample of amputees and longitudinal studies to evaluate the adaptation changes over time, caregiving burden, and family functioning.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36505108
doi: 10.7759/cureus.31248
pmc: PMC9731396
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e31248Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022, Alessa et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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