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Sociodemographic Determinants for the Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Vascular Amputations as Determined with the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire

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Hospital Lluis Alcanyis, Rehabilitation, 46800 Xátiva, Spain
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Dirección General de Investigación, Innovación, Tecnología y Calidad, Conselleria de Sanitat Universal i Salut Pública, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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Valencia International University, 46002 Valencia, Spain
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Universidad Europea, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Grupo de Investigaciόn Enfermero en Arte y Ciencia del Cuidado GREIACC, Health Research Institute La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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Nursing School La Fe, Adscript Center of Universitat de Valencia, Grupo de Investigaciόn en Arte y Ciencia del Cuidado GREIACC, Health Research Institute La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(8), 2691; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082691
Received: 1 March 2020 / Revised: 19 March 2020 / Accepted: 7 April 2020 / Published: 14 April 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Rehabilitation and Healthcare Systems that Work)
Background: To identify the sociodemographic variables independently related to the different dimensions of the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ). Methods: An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted, with a sample of 61 Spanish vascular amputees (Valencia, Spain). Included in this study are the results of the PEQ and explanatory-sociodemographic variables, as well as a descriptive and analytic analysis. Results: Gender differences were observed in “appearance” and “perception of appearance” (significantly higher levels for men). Older patients tended to have worse scores in “utility”, “frustration”, “social burden” and “deambulation”. More favorable scores were obtained for those residing in rural areas in “social burden” and “deambulation”. Educational level had a positive correlation with scores. Conclusion: Gender, age, place of residence, and educational level could be considered determinants of the quality of health related to prosthesis adaptation in vascular amputees. Clinical relevance: Knowing the influential variables in the process of prosthetization will allow better adaptation and an improvement in the quality of life. View Full-Text
Keywords: amputees; physical therapy speciality; nursing; quality of life; artificial limbs; surveys and questionnaires; lower extremity amputees; physical therapy speciality; nursing; quality of life; artificial limbs; surveys and questionnaires; lower extremity
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Benavent, J.V.; Tenías, J.M.; Pellin, A.; Casaña Mohedo, J.; Cabellos-García, A.C.; Gea-Caballero, V. Sociodemographic Determinants for the Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Vascular Amputations as Determined with the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2691. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082691

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Benavent JV, Tenías JM, Pellin A, Casaña Mohedo J, Cabellos-García AC, Gea-Caballero V. Sociodemographic Determinants for the Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Vascular Amputations as Determined with the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(8):2691. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082691

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Benavent, José V., José M. Tenías, Ana Pellin, Jorge Casaña Mohedo, Ana C. Cabellos-García, and Vicente Gea-Caballero. 2020. "Sociodemographic Determinants for the Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Vascular Amputations as Determined with the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 8: 2691. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082691

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