Quality of Life in Lower-Limb Amputees 10 Years After the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term outcome of quality of life (QOL) in the lower-limb amputees 10 years after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Methods: In the cross-sectional study, 66 lower-limb amputees were recruited. The prosthetics-related QOL was assessed using the Prosthetic Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ) in terms of the scales of utility, appearance, sounds, residual limb health, perceived response, frustration, social burden, ambulation, and well-being. The score of each PEQ subscale was calculated and compared among the cohorts with different demographic characteristics. Results: The PEQ scores showed that the scales of sounds, residual limb health, and frustration were still low in the lower-limb amputees 10 years after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The comparison of PEQ scales among cohorts with different demographic characteristics indicated that the potential demographic risk factors, namely, age, marital status, educational level, living independence, and comorbidity, were associated with prosthesis-related QOL. Conclusions: The prosthesis-related QOL of the lower-limb amputees 10 years after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake has been partly documented in this study. The potential demographic risk factors associated with QOL of amputees were also identified. These findings could enhance the understanding of prosthesis-related QOL of lower-limb amputees sustained in an earthquake and facilitate the optimization of post-disaster rehabilitation strategies.

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Phantom sensation and quality of life among patients with lower-limb amputations in the region of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais: a cross-sectional study

Dementia & Neuropsychologia ◽

10.1590/1980-57642021dn15-020016 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 275-280

Author(s):

Víctor de Oliveira Costa ◽

Fabrício Machado Teixeira ◽

Thais Medeiros Lopes ◽

Henrique Pinto Gomide ◽

Patricia Cardoso Clemente ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Phantom Pain ◽

Physical Domain ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Daily Frequency ◽

Lower Limb Amputees

ABSTRACT. An amputation is an irreversible event that causes social, psychological, and functional consequences that reduces the quality of life of the amputee. Phantom pain generally is reported by 50 to 80% of amputees. Objective: To describe the pain and phantom sensation and quality of life among lower-limb amputees. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in the region of Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Inclusion criteria were being a patient in one of two hospitals in the region at the time of the interview and having at least one lower-limb amputation. A total of 20 amputees were included in the analysis. The interview questionnaire had items adapted from the Groningen Questionnaire Problems After Leg Amputation - describing the frequency and discomfort of phantom pain and sensation, causes and the level of the amputation, as well as the WHOQOL-BREF, for assessing quality of life. Results: Most participants were women (55%) and had a mean age of 55.6 years (SD=14.8). Femoral amputation was the most prevalent (65%), and diabetes (40%) was the main reason for amputation. 29% of amputees classified the phantom pain as moderate or severe, and 15% claimed daily frequency of this phenomenon. As for phantom pain, only 6% stated daily frequency. The mean quality of life was 4.1 (SD=1.1, five score means very satisfied), the physical domain of quality of life had the lowest mean (3.4, SD=0.7). Conclusions: Phantom sensation and pain were prevalent among lower-limb amputees who were, in general, less satisfied with their physical domain of quality of life.

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A Cross Sectional Study to Determine Association of the Socio Demographic Risk Factors with Prevalence and Virulence of H. pylori Infection in Salivary Samples of Asymptomatic Subjects by Application of Polymerase Chain Reaction Technique

Pharmacologia ◽

10.5567/pharmacologia.2012.481.489 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (10) ◽

pp. 481-489 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Subhash Laxmanrao Bodhankar ◽

Pinaki Ghosh

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Chain Reaction ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Polymerase Chain ◽

H Pylori ◽

Demographic Risk ◽

Demographic Risk Factors ◽

Asymptomatic Subjects

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Energy Expenditure and Walking Speed in Lower Limb Amputees: a Cross Sectional Study

Ortopedia Traumatologia Rehabilitacja ◽

10.5604/15093492.1119619 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 419-426 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Teuta Vllasolli ◽

Beti Zafirova ◽

Nikola Orovcanec ◽

Anastasika Poposka ◽

Ardiana Murtezani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Energy Expenditure ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Walking Speed ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Lower Limb Amputees

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Evaluation of disabilities and activities of daily living of war-related bilateral lower extremity amputees

Prosthetics and Orthotics International ◽

10.1177/0309364614547410 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 51-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Mohammad H Ebrahimzadeh ◽

Ali Moradi ◽

Shahram Bozorgnia ◽

Mohammad Hallaj-Moghaddam

Keyword(s):

Activities Of Daily Living ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Daily Living ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Daily Activities ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Bilateral Lower Limb ◽

Lower Limb Amputees

Background:Long-term consequences and the activities of daily living of bilateral lower limb amputation are not well documented.Objectives:The aims of our study were to identify the long-term effects of bilateral lower extremity amputations on daily activities and understand how these amputees cope with their mobility assistive devices.Study design:Cross-sectional study.Methods:A total of 291 veterans with war bilateral lower limb amputations accepted to participate in a cross-sectional study.Results:The average of follow-up was 25.4 years. A total of 152 amputees (54%) were involved in sports averagely 6.7 h per week. Bilateral amputees walk 10 m by the average of 15 ± 33 s, and they could walk continuously with their prosthesis 315 ± 295 m. They wore their prosthesis 6.8 ± 1.7 days per week and 7.9 ± 8.1 h per day. Of these, 6.7% of bilateral lower limb amputees needed help to wear their prosthesis; 88.3% of amputees used assistant device for walking. According to this survey, 73 (42%) prostheses in right limb were appropriate, 95 (54.6%) needed to be replaced, and 6 (3.4) needed to be fixed. On the left side, it was 76 (42%), 92 (52.0%), and 9 (5.1%), respectively. A total of 203 (74.9%) amputees reported limitations in at least one domain of the activities of daily living. The most common single item that affected the patients was ascending and descending stairs by the score of 66% of normal population.Conclusion:Veterans with bilateral lower limb amputations suffering from vast categories of daily problems.Clinical relevanceThis study and its results confirm that bilateral lower limb amputees have major progressive disabilities in daily activities and their social performance. This should attract the attention of amputees’ administrative organizations, social workers, health-care providers and caregiver providers.

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Analysis of conference abstracts of prosthodontic randomised-controlled trials presented at IADR general sessions (2002–2015): a cross-sectional study of the relationship between demographic characteristics, reporting quality and final publication

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034635 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. e034635

Author(s):

Junsheng Chen ◽

Yubin Cao ◽

Meijie Wang ◽

Xueqi Gan ◽

Chunjie Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Randomised Controlled Trials ◽

Reporting Quality ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Publication Rate ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Randomised Controlled ◽

The Relationship

ObjectivesTo analyse the relationship between demographic characteristics, reporting quality and final publication rate of conference abstracts of prosthodontic randomised-controlled trials (RCTs) presented at International Association for Dental Research (IADR) general sessions (2002–2015).DesignA cross-sectional study on conference abstracts.MethodsConference abstracts of prosthodontic RCTs presented at IADR general sessions (2002–2015) were obtained. Literature search was performed in multiple databases to confirm the final publication status of conference abstracts. Two investigators independently extracted the data including conference date, origin, presentation type, exact p value, number of centres, institution type, overall conclusion, subspecialty, publication time and journal. The reporting quality of abstracts was assessed by two investigators according to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials statement. The relationship between demographic characteristics, reporting quality and final publication was analysed by χ2test.Setting, participants and interventionsNot applicable.Primary and secondary outcome measuresFinal publication rate, demographic characteristics and reporting quality of conference abstracts of prosthodontic RCTs presented at IADR general sessions (2002–2015).ResultsOf the 340 prosthodontic RCT abstracts, 43.24% were published. The mean time to final publication was 22.86 months. Europe contributed the most number of abstracts but Asia and Australia had the highest publication rate. Oral presentation, multicentre trial and complete denture and overdenture subspecialty were associated with a higher publication rate. Reporting quality of eligibility criteria of participants, random assignment and primary outcome results for each group correlated with a higher final publication rate.ConclusionsOver half of conference abstracts of prosthodontic RCTs presented at IADR general sessions (2002–2015) were unpublished. Oral presentation and multiple centres were associated with higher publication rates. Abstracts’ reporting quality addressing participant recruitment, assignment and primary results correlated with trials’ validity and applicability. Conference attendees may refer to this research to identify valid and applicable prosthodontic trials but should treat and apply results cautiously.

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PC142. Long-Term Increased Quality of Life With Receipt of a Prosthesis Following Vascular/Diabetic Lower Limb Amputation: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Vascular Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.jvs.2018.03.316 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 67 (6) ◽

pp. e212

Author(s):

Shane R. Wurdeman ◽

Phillip Stevens ◽

James Campbell ◽

Jason M. Johanning

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Lower Limb Amputation ◽

Limb Amputation ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Serological surveys to inform SARS-CoV-2 epidemic curve: a cross-sectional study from Odisha, India

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-89877-y ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jaya Singh Kshatri ◽

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Debdutta Bhattacharya ◽

Srikanta Kanungo ◽

Sidhartha Giri ◽

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Keyword(s):

Age Groups ◽

Population Based ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Epidemic Curve ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Asymptomatic Infections ◽

Demographic Risk ◽

Demographic Risk Factors

AbstractThis was a population based cross-sectional study carried out to estimate and compare the seroprevalence, hidden prevalence and determine the demographic risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection among adults in the three largest cities of Odisha, India, and ascertain the association with the progression of the epidemic. The survey carried out in August 2020 in the three largest cities of the state of Odisha, India. Blood samples were collected from the residents using random sampling methods and tested for anti- SARS CoV-2 antibodies using an automated CLIA platform. A total of 4146 participants from the 3 cities of Bhubaneswar (BBS), Berhampur (BAM) and Rourkela (RKL) participated. The female to male participation ratio was 5.9:10 across the three cities. The gender weighted seroprevalence across the three cities was 20.78% (95% CI 19.56–22.05%). While females reported a higher seroprevalence (22.8%) as compared to males (18.8%), there was no significant difference in seroprevalence across age groups. A majority of the seropositive participants were asymptomatic (90.49%). The case to infection ratio on the date of serosurvey was 1:6.6 in BBS, 1:61 in BAM and 1:29.8 in RKL. The study found a high seroprevalence against COVID-19 in urban Odisha as well as high numbers of asymptomatic infections. The epidemic curves had a correlation with the seroprevalence.

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